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California Resources (California Resources) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.28 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is California Resources Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

California Resources's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $19 Mil. California Resources's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $597 Mil. California Resources's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $188 Mil. California Resources's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.28.

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 California Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CRCQQ' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.53   Med: 1.28   Max: 8.49
Current: 0.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of California Resources was 8.49. The lowest was -5.53. And the median was 1.28.

CRCQQ's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
68.1% of 721 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.76 vs CRCQQ: 0.98

California Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for California Resources'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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California Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

California Resources 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 5.44 N/A 1.28 0.65 0.59

California Resources Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.37 0.82 3.99 0.46 3.28

Competitive Comparison of California Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, California Resources'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.


California Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, California Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where California Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



California Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

California Resources'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
=(15 + 595) / 1029
=0.59

California Resources's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(19 + 597) / 188
=3.28

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


California Resources  (OTCPK:CRCQQ) 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.


California Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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California Resources (California Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 World Trade Center, Suite 1500, Long Beach, CA, USA, 90831
California Resources Corp is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company operating properties exclusively within California. It provides affordable and reliable energy in a safe and responsible manner, to support and enhance the quality of life of Californians and the local communities in which the company operates. It has some of the lowest carbon intensity production in the United States and is focused on maximizing the value of its land, mineral, and technical resources for decarbonization by developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) and other emissions-reducing projects. CRC has a large portfolio of lower-risk conventional opportunities in the following California oil and gas basins: San Joaquin, Los Angeles, Ventura, and Sacramento.
Executives
Roy Pineci officer: SVP - Finance 10889 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
William E Albrecht director 9200 OAKDALE AVENUE, SUITE 900, LOS ANGELES CA 91311
Marshall D Smith officer: Senior EVP & CFO 9200 OAKDALE AVENUE, SUITE 900, LOS ANGELES CA 91311
Avedick Baruyr Poladian director 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Harry T. Mcmahon director 9200 OAKDALE AVENUE, SUITE 900, LOS ANGELES CA 91311
Laurie Siegel director C/O VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC., 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Harold M Korell director 9200 OAKDALE AVENUE, SUITE 900, LOS ANGELES CA 91311
Justin A. Gannon director 3 CHESTER DOWNS, SAN ANTONIO TX 78257
Anita M. Powers director 9200 OAKDALE AVENUE, SUITE 900, LOS ANGELES CA 91311
Robert V Sinnott director 1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Michael S. Helm officer: Vice President and Controller 5201 TRUXTUN AVE, BAKERSFIELD CA 93309
Havner Ronald L Jr director 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Timothy J Sloan director 333 S GRAND AVENUE, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Catherine A Kehr director 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, P. O. BOX 12359, SPRING TX 77391
Occidental Petroleum Corp /de/ 10 percent owner 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046

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