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WA Kaolin (ASX:WAK) Debt-to-EBITDA : -2.82 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is WA Kaolin Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

WA Kaolin's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$21.25 Mil. WA Kaolin's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$3.89 Mil. WA Kaolin's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-8.91 Mil. WA Kaolin's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.82.

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

ASX:WAK' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -45.42   Med: -4.58   Max: -2.33
Current: -6.64

During the past 4 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of WA Kaolin was -2.33. The lowest was -45.42. And the median was -4.58.

ASX:WAK's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 532 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 2.04 vs ASX:WAK: -6.64

WA Kaolin Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for WA Kaolin'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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WA Kaolin Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

WA Kaolin Annual Data
Trend Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Debt-to-EBITDA
N/A -2.33 -4.58 -45.42

WA Kaolin Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial -4.27 -4.33 -10.15 22.06 -2.82

Competitive Comparison of WA Kaolin's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, WA Kaolin'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.


WA Kaolin's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, WA Kaolin's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



WA Kaolin Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

WA Kaolin's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(14.403 + 15.072) / -0.649
=-45.42

WA Kaolin's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(21.248 + 3.886) / -8.91
=-2.82

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


WA Kaolin  (ASX:WAK) 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.


WA Kaolin Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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WA Kaolin (ASX:WAK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
3 Ward Road, Rockingham, Perth, WA, AUS, 6168
WA Kaolin Ltd is engaged in the business of extraction, processing, and production of kaolin. The company mines and processes kaolin and kaolin-based products.

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