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Sigma Lithium (TSXV:SGML) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.60 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Sigma Lithium Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Sigma Lithium's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was C$29.7 Mil. Sigma Lithium's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was C$126.9 Mil. Sigma Lithium's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was C$261.8 Mil. Sigma Lithium's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.60.

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

TSXV:SGML' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.49   Med: -0.51   Max: -0.03
Current: -1.9

During the past 11 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Sigma Lithium was -0.03. The lowest was -8.49. And the median was -0.51.

TSXV:SGML's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 536 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.98 vs TSXV:SGML: -1.90

Sigma Lithium Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sigma Lithium'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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Sigma Lithium Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Sigma Lithium Annual Data
Trend Oct13 Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.51 -1.95 -8.49 -0.21 -0.03

Sigma Lithium Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 - -0.01 -1.19 -0.87 0.60

Competitive Comparison of Sigma Lithium's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Sigma Lithium'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.


Sigma Lithium's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



Sigma Lithium Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Sigma Lithium'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
=(0.68 + 2.989) / -125.993
=-0.03

Sigma Lithium's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(29.731 + 126.899) / 261.764
=0.60

* 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 (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Sigma Lithium  (TSXV:SGML) 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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Sigma Lithium (TSXV:SGML) Business Description

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Avenida Nove de Julho 4939, 9th Floor, Torre Europa, Itaim, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 01407-200
Sigma Lithium Corp is dedicated to powering the next generation of electric vehicle batteries with environmentally sustainable and high-purity lithium. The company is in construction at its wholly owned Grota do Cirilo Project in Brazil, one of the largest and highest-grade hard rock lithium spodumene deposits in the Americas. It is committed to strong ESG practices and is aiming to be net zero emissions by 2024. Its green-friendly processing plant will use 100% renewable energy, 100% recycled water and 100% dry-stack tailings.

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