Talisman Energy (FRA:TLM) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.19 (As of Dec. 2014)

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What is Talisman Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Talisman Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was €919 Mil. Talisman Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was €3,208 Mil. Talisman Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was €-3,474 Mil. Talisman Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was -1.19.

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

FRA:TLM' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0 Max: 3.74
Current: 3.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Talisman Energy was 3.74. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

FRA:TLM's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.77 vs FRA:TLM: 3.74

Talisman Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Talisman Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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Talisman Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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1.04

1.08

1.96

6.19

3.49

Talisman Energy Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-1.71	1.02	3.21	1.27	-1.19

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

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

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

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

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Talisman Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Talisman Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(918.863	+	3207.505)	/	1181.627
	=	3.49

Talisman Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(918.863	+	3207.505)	/	-3474.324
	=	-1.19

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. 2014) EBITDA data.

Talisman Energy (FRA:TLM) 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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Talisman Energy Inc was incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act in Canada on December 14, 1982. The Company is a Canadian-based independent oil and gas producers company. Its main business activities are exploration, development, production, transportation and marketing of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. In 2014, the Company's activities were conducted in four geographic segments: North America, the North Sea, Southeast Asia, and Other. The North America segment includes operations in Canada and the U.S. The North Sea segment includes operations and exploration activities in the UK and Norway. The Southeast Asia segment includes operations and exploration activities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea and non-operated production in Australia/Timor-Leste. The Company also had non-operated production in Algeria, operations and exploration activities in Colombia and exploration activities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. For ease of reference, the activities in Algeria, Colombia and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where applicable, are referred to collectively as the other geographic segment or Rest of World, except where otherwise noted. For operational purposes, Talisman has two core operating areas: the Americas and Asia-Pacific. The Company's aggregate production from its consolidated entities and equity investments for the year ended December 31, 2014 was 369 mboe/d, comprised of 43 mbbls/d of oil and liquids and 794 mmcf/d of gas from North America; 43 mbbls/d of oil and 510 mmcf/d of gas from Southeast Asia; 30 mbbls/d of oil and liquids and 20 mmcf/d of gas from the North Sea; and 24 mbbls/d of oil and liquids and 48 mmcf/d of gas from other areas.

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