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Novagold Resources (TSX:NG) Debt-to-EBITDA : -5.33 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Novagold Resources Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Novagold Resources's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was C$0.25 Mil. Novagold Resources's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was C$190.24 Mil. Novagold Resources's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was C$-35.75 Mil. Novagold Resources's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was -5.33.

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

TSX:NG' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.41   Med: -3.21   Max: -2.73
Current: -4.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Novagold Resources was -2.73. The lowest was -5.41. And the median was -3.21.

TSX:NG's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 538 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.98 vs TSX:NG: -4.30

Novagold Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Novagold Resources'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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Novagold Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Novagold Resources Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.41 -3.90 -3.37 -2.74 -4.08

Novagold Resources Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 -4.17 -2.86 -4.39 -4.92 -5.33

Competitive Comparison of Novagold Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Gold subindustry, Novagold Resources'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.


Novagold Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



Novagold Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Novagold Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.263 + 188.275) / -46.194
=-4.08

Novagold Resources's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.246 + 190.239) / -35.752
=-5.33

* 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 (Feb. 2024) EBITDA data.


Novagold Resources  (TSX:NG) 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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Novagold Resources (TSX:NG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
201 South Main Street, Suite 400, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84111
Novagold Resources Inc is a mineral exploration company engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties. The company owns 50% of the Donlin Gold project, which is located in southwestern Alaska, approximately 20 kilometers north of the village of Crooked Creek on the Kuskokwim River.

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