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ABCO Energy (ABCO Energy) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.07 (As of Dec. 2022)


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What is ABCO Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

ABCO Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $0.97 Mil. ABCO Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $0.45 Mil. ABCO Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $0.46 Mil. ABCO Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 3.07.

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

ABCE's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 1.62
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

ABCO Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for ABCO 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.

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ABCO Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

ABCO Energy 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 -0.89 -1.39 -2.77 -2.48 -18.48

ABCO Energy Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22
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 -0.83 -1.68 6.94 -11.07 3.07

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

For the Solar subindustry, ABCO 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.


ABCO Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, ABCO Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



ABCO Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

ABCO Energy'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
=(0.969 + 0.454) / -0.077
=-18.48

ABCO Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(0.969 + 0.454) / 0.464
=3.07

* 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 (Dec. 2022) EBITDA data.


ABCO Energy  (OTCPK:ABCE) 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.


ABCO Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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ABCO Energy (ABCO Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2505 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ, USA, 85712
ABCO Energy Inc is engaged in is in the Photo Voltaic (PV) solar systems industry, the LED and energy-efficient commercial lighting business and is an electrical product and services supplier. It sells and installs Solar Photovoltaic electric systems that allow the customer to produce their own power on their residence or business property. These products are installed by its crews and are purchased from both USA and offshore manufacturers. It has available and utilizes many suppliers of US-manufactured solar products from such companies as Mia Soleil, Canadian Solar, Westinghouse Solar and various Italian, Korean, German and Chinese suppliers. It offers solar leasing and long-term financing programs that are offered to ABCO customers and other marketing and installation organizations.
Executives
Charles Kristofer O'dowd director, officer: President & CEO 6610 E. GHOST FLOWER, TUCSON AZ 85750
Wayne Marx director, officer: Secretary 7700 KNIGHTHOOD LANE, WILLIAMS AZ 86046