GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Energy » Oil & Gas » Norstra Energy Inc (GREY:NORX) » Definitions » Debt-to-EBITDA

Norstra Energy (Norstra Energy) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.88 (As of Nov. 2013)


View and export this data going back to 2012. Start your Free Trial

What is Norstra Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Norstra Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 was $0.00 Mil. Norstra Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 was $0.84 Mil. Norstra Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 was $-0.44 Mil. Norstra Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 was -1.88.

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

NORX's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.795
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Norstra Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Norstra 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.

* Premium members only.

Norstra Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Norstra Energy Annual Data
Trend Feb12 Feb13
Debt-to-EBITDA
N/A -2.38

Norstra Energy Quarterly Data
Feb12 May12 Aug12 Nov12 Feb13 May13 Aug13 Nov13
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -6.25 -1.56 -0.72 -1.88

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

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


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

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

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



Norstra Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Norstra Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 0.1) / -0.042
=-2.38

Norstra Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 0.835) / -0.444
=-1.88

* 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 (Nov. 2013) EBITDA data.


Norstra Energy  (GREY:NORX) 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.


Norstra Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Norstra Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Norstra Energy (Norstra Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1048 WEST 11TH, Suite 400, Spokane, WA, USA, 99204
Norstra Energy Inc explores and develops oil and gas properties. The exploration activities of company are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations governing exploration, environmental matters, occupational health and safety, taxes, labor standards and other matters.

Norstra Energy (Norstra Energy) Headlines

No Headlines