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Retva (NZSE:PPG) Debt-to-EBITDA : -4.38 (As of Jan. 2014)


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What is Retva Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Retva's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2014 was NZ$18.15 Mil. Retva's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2014 was NZ$0.00 Mil. Retva's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2014 was NZ$-4.14 Mil. Retva's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2014 was -4.38.

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

NZSE:PPG's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 2.61
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Retva Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Retva'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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Retva Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Retva Annual Data
Trend Jul05 Jul06 Jul07 Jul08 Jul09 Jul10 Jul11 Jul12 Jul13
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 2.12 1.77 1.77 2.65 -2.22

Retva Semi-Annual Data
Jan07 Jul07 Jan08 Jul08 Jan09 Jul09 Jan10 Jul10 Jan11 Jul11 Jan12 Jul12 Jan13 Jul13 Jan14
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 5.73 1.66 -6.58 -1.29 -4.38

Competitive Comparison of Retva's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Retva'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.


Retva's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Retva's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Retva Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Retva's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(16.76 + 0) / -7.556
=-2.22

Retva's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(18.15 + 0) / -4.144
=-4.38

* 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 (Jan. 2014) EBITDA data.


Retva  (NZSE:PPG) 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.


Retva Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Retva (NZSE:PPG) Business Description

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Postie Plus Group Limited owns and operates a chain of retail apparel stores in New Zealand under Postie+ brand name. It offers apparel for women, men, children sleepwear, lingerie, accessories, thermals, footwear and cosmetics, among others.

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