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MetroGas (BUE:METR) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.13 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is MetroGas Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

MetroGas's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS31,034 Mil. MetroGas's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS0 Mil. MetroGas's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS235,380 Mil. MetroGas's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.13.

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

BUE:METR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.52   Med: 1.19   Max: 28.75
Current: 0.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of MetroGas was 28.75. The lowest was -6.52. And the median was 1.19.

BUE:METR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
91.58% of 463 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.69 vs BUE:METR: 0.14

MetroGas Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

MetroGas Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.33 1.84 1.04 0.43 0.14

MetroGas Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.11 0.24 0.16 0.06 0.13

Competitive Comparison of MetroGas's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, MetroGas'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.


MetroGas's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, MetroGas's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



MetroGas Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

MetroGas's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(17415 + 8058) / 183095
=0.14

MetroGas's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(31034 + 0) / 235380
=0.13

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


MetroGas  (BUE:METR) 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.


MetroGas Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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MetroGas (BUE:METR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
General Gregorio Araoz de Lamadrid 1360, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1267AAB
MetroGas SA is engaged in the utility sector. It is a gas distribution company engaged in the provision of natural gas distribution public services. The company is engaged in the commercialization and transportation of natural gas on behalf of or in association with third parties in Argentina. Its reporting segments include MetroGAS Distribution and MetroENERGIA Trading. The company generates maximum revenue from MetroGAS Distribution segment. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

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