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Tullow Oil (Tullow Oil) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.74 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Tullow Oil Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Tullow Oil's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $286 Mil. Tullow Oil's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,706 Mil. Tullow Oil's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $631 Mil. Tullow Oil's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.74.

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 Tullow Oil's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TUWLF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -20.14   Med: 0.16   Max: 8.61
Current: 3.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Tullow Oil was 8.61. The lowest was -20.14. And the median was 0.16.

TUWLF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
71.55% of 717 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.73 vs TUWLF: 3.47

Tullow Oil Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tullow Oil'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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Tullow Oil Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Tullow Oil 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 -7.41 -8.90 4.01 2.87 3.48

Tullow Oil Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 4.92 1.93 5.97 2.82 4.74

Competitive Comparison of Tullow Oil's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Tullow Oil'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.


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

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

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



Tullow Oil Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Tullow Oil'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
=(285.7 + 2705.6) / 860.2
=3.48

Tullow Oil'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
=(285.7 + 2705.6) / 631.4
=4.74

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Tullow Oil  (OTCPK:TUWLF) 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.


Tullow Oil Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Tullow Oil (Tullow Oil) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
566 Chiswick High Road, Building 9 Chiswick Park, London, GBR, W4 5XT
Tullow Oil PLC is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The company conducts exploration, appraisal, and development activities in African and Atlantic regions. The majority of revenue is derived from West African assets, with a focus in offshore fields. Assets used in oil and gas production are acquired through licenses. Tullow depends on seismic and geophysical data to assess potential oil in its fields. The Group's reportable segment are Ghana, Non-operated, Kenya and Exploration. Traditionally, the company has paid the host government several taxes as well as land rentals, training, and ongoing license costs to operate in its primary regions.

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