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TransAlta Renewables (TSX:RNW) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.30 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is TransAlta Renewables Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

TransAlta Renewables's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was C$70.0 Mil. TransAlta Renewables's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was C$748.0 Mil. TransAlta Renewables's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was C$248.0 Mil. TransAlta Renewables's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 3.30.

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 TransAlta Renewables's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:RNW' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.09   Med: 2.9   Max: 7.04
Current: 2.94

During the past 11 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of TransAlta Renewables was 7.04. The lowest was 2.09. And the median was 2.90.

TSX:RNW's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry.
Industry Median: 4.41 vs TSX:RNW: 2.94

TransAlta Renewables Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for TransAlta Renewables'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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TransAlta Renewables Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

TransAlta Renewables Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.09 2.58 2.93 2.87 2.80

TransAlta Renewables Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 3.50 11.49 2.04 2.02 3.30

Competitive Comparison of TransAlta Renewables's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, TransAlta Renewables'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.


TransAlta Renewables's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

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

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



TransAlta Renewables Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

TransAlta Renewables'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
=(109 + 681) / 282
=2.80

TransAlta Renewables's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(70 + 748) / 248
=3.30

* 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 (Jun. 2023) EBITDA data.


TransAlta Renewables  (TSX:RNW) 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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TransAlta Renewables (TSX:RNW) Business Description

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Address
110-12th Avenue South West, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2R 0G7
TransAlta Renewables Inc is an electric utility company that owns and operates energy generation and transmission facilities. The operating business segments are Canadian Wind, Canadian Hydro, US Wind and Solar, Canadian Gas, US Gas, and Australian Gas. The company also has wind and solar facilities in Wyoming and Minnesota as well as the South Hedland Power Station and the Fortescue River Gas pipeline in Australia.