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Ocean Thermal Energy (Ocean Thermal Energy) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.01 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ocean Thermal Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Ocean Thermal Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.63 Mil. Ocean Thermal Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Ocean Thermal Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,321.53 Mil. Ocean Thermal Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.01.

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 Ocean Thermal Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CPWR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -15.47   Med: -1.78   Max: 21.38
Current: -1.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ocean Thermal Energy was 21.38. The lowest was -15.47. And the median was -1.78.

CPWR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 323 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 4.46 vs CPWR: -1.26

Ocean Thermal Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ocean Thermal Energy'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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Ocean Thermal Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Ocean Thermal Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.17 -1.80 -15.47 -1.77 -1.26

Ocean Thermal Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 -5.44 -25.38 -1.07 -0.01 0.01

Competitive Comparison of Ocean Thermal Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Ocean Thermal Energy'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.


Ocean Thermal Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Ocean Thermal Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ocean Thermal Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Ocean Thermal Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ocean Thermal Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(8.632 + 0) / -6.876
=-1.26

Ocean Thermal Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(8.632 + 0) / 1321.528
=0.01

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Ocean Thermal Energy  (OTCPK:CPWR) 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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Ocean Thermal Energy (Ocean Thermal Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3675 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19104
Ocean Thermal Energy Corp is engaged in the business of developing deep-water hydrothermal technologies to provide renewable energy and drinking water. OTE's Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) and Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) technologies, Lake Source Cooling are designed to take advantage of the difference between cold deep water and warmer surface water to produce hydrothermal energy without requiring fossil fuels. The company is also in the business of facilitating the development of sustainable living communities by creating ecologically sustainable ecovillages powered by fossil-fuel-free electricity, buildings cooled by energy-efficient and chemical-free systems. Ecovillages are communities whose goal is to become more socially, economically, and ecologically sustainable.
Executives
Peter H Wolfson director 342 N FARM DRIVE, LITITZ PA 17543
Antoinette R. Hempstead director 7611 S. SCENIC MAPLE DR., WEST JORDAN UT 84081
Jeremy Feakins director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and CFO 800 SOUTH QUEENS ST., LANCASTER PA 17603
Jpf Venture Group, Inc. 10 percent owner 800 SOUTH QUEENS STREET, LANCASTER PA 17603