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Birchcliff Energy (TSX:BIR) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.78 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Birchcliff Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Birchcliff Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$2.5 Mil. Birchcliff Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$382.2 Mil. Birchcliff Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$216.1 Mil. Birchcliff Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.78.

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

TSX:BIR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13   Med: 2.52   Max: 4.48
Current: 1.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Birchcliff Energy was 4.48. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 2.52.

TSX:BIR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
56.49% of 717 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.73 vs TSX:BIR: 1.46

Birchcliff Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Birchcliff 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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Birchcliff Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Birchcliff 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 4.23 4.48 0.79 0.13 1.46

Birchcliff 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 0.24 7.54 0.59 0.96 1.78

Competitive Comparison of Birchcliff Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Birchcliff 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.


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

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

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



Birchcliff Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Birchcliff 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
=(2.507 + 382.205) / 262.776
=1.46

Birchcliff 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
=(2.507 + 382.205) / 216.072
=1.78

* 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.


Birchcliff Energy  (TSX:BIR) 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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Birchcliff Energy (TSX:BIR) Business Description

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Address
600 - 3rd Avenue SW, Suite 1000, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 0G5
Birchcliff Energy Ltd is an intermediate oil and gas company that explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, light oil, and natural gas liquids. The company conducts its drilling program in resource plays located in the Peace River Arch region of Alberta. Birchcliff focuses on operating nearly all its high working production, which is surrounded by blocks of high working interest lands where it owns and/or controls the infrastructure. To get the full value out of its natural gas wells, several gas plants are completely owned and operated for gas processing purposes. Natural gas production accounts for the majority of Birchcliff's revenue.

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