Astrapak (JSE:9035.PFD) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.24 (As of Aug. 2016)

Astrapak Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Astrapak Annual Data
	Trend	Feb07	Feb08	Feb09	Feb10	Feb11	Feb12	Feb13	Feb14	Feb15	Feb16
Debt-to-EBITDA		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					6.20	2.20	12.08	10.56	5.41

Astrapak Semi-Annual Data
	Feb06	Feb07	Feb08	Aug08	Feb09	Aug09	Feb10	Aug10	Feb11	Aug11	Feb12	Aug12	Feb13	Aug13	Feb14	Aug14	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16
Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															7.00	-67.27	4.38	5.37	4.24

Competitive Comparison of Astrapak's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Astrapak'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.

Astrapak's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Astrapak's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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

Astrapak Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Astrapak's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2016 is calculated as

Astrapak's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2016 is calculated as

* 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 (Aug. 2016) EBITDA data.

Astrapak  (JSE:9035.PFD) 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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