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Jamaica Public Service Co (XJAM:JPS7.PFD) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.00 (As of . 20)


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What is Jamaica Public Service Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Jamaica Public Service Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in . 20 was JMD0.00 Mil. Jamaica Public Service Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in . 20 was JMD0.00 Mil. Jamaica Public Service Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in . 20 was JMD0.00 Mil.

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 Jamaica Public Service Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XJAM:JPS7.PFD's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 3.82
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Jamaica Public Service Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jamaica Public Service Co'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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Jamaica Public Service Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Jamaica Public Service Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Jamaica Public Service Co'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.


Jamaica Public Service Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Jamaica Public Service Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Jamaica Public Service Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Jamaica Public Service Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in . 20 is calculated as

Jamaica Public Service Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in . 20 is calculated as

* 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 (. 20) EBITDA data.


Jamaica Public Service Co  (XJAM:JPS7.PFD) 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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Jamaica Public Service Co (XJAM:JPS7.PFD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston, JAM, JMAAW04
Jamaica Public Service Co Ltd is an integrated electric utility company and the sole distributor of electricity in Jamaica. The Company is engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, and also purchases power from a number of Independent Power Producers.

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