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Transportadora de Gas del Sur (Transportadora de Gas del Sur) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 1.62 (As of Sep. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Transportadora de Gas del Sur's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $63.4 Mil. Transportadora de Gas del Sur's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $510.1 Mil. Transportadora de Gas del Sur's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $354.1 Mil. Transportadora de Gas del Sur's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.62.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Transportadora de Gas del Sur's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TGS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.5   Med: 1.17   Max: 11.2
Current: 4.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Transportadora de Gas del Sur was 11.20. The lowest was 0.50. And the median was 1.17.

TGS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
80.36% of 718 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.74 vs TGS: 4.63

Transportadora de Gas del Sur Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Transportadora de Gas del Sur's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Transportadora de Gas del Sur Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.99 0.99 1.31 1.10 1.24

Transportadora de Gas del Sur Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Debt-to-EBITDA Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.54 -0.63 1.54 1.09 1.62

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Transportadora de Gas del Sur's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Transportadora de Gas del Sur Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Transportadora de Gas del Sur's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Transportadora de Gas del Sur's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Transportadora de Gas del Sur Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Transportadora de Gas del Sur's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(21.13 + 540.973) / 451.835
=1.24

Transportadora de Gas del Sur's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(63.424 + 510.08) / 354.12
=1.62

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Transportadora de Gas del Sur  (NYSE:TGS) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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Transportadora de Gas del Sur (Transportadora de Gas del Sur) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Don Bosco 3672, 5th Floor, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1206ABF
Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA is one of the largest transporters of natural gas in Latin America. The company's operating segments include Natural Gas Transportation, Production and Commercialization of Liquids, Other Services, and Telecommunications. It generates maximum revenue from the Production and Commercialization of the Liquids segment. Geographically, it derives the majority of its revenue from Argentina.