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Birner Dental Management Services (Birner Dental Management Services) Debt-to-EBITDA : 67.20 (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Birner Dental Management Services Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Birner Dental Management Services's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $6.25 Mil. Birner Dental Management Services's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $5.30 Mil. Birner Dental Management Services's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $0.17 Mil. Birner Dental Management Services's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 67.20.

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 Birner Dental Management Services's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BDMS's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 2.575
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Birner Dental Management Services Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Birner Dental Management Services'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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Birner Dental Management Services Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Birner Dental Management Services Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Debt-to-EBITDA
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Birner Dental Management Services Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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Competitive Comparison of Birner Dental Management Services's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Birner Dental Management Services'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.


Birner Dental Management Services's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Birner Dental Management Services's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Birner Dental Management Services's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Birner Dental Management Services Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Birner Dental Management Services's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.75 + 10.13) / 0.41
=26.54

Birner Dental Management Services's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(6.254 + 5.304) / 0.172
=67.20

* 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. 2018) EBITDA data.


Birner Dental Management Services  (OTCPK:BDMS) 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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Birner Dental Management Services (Birner Dental Management Services) Business Description

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Birner Dental Management Services Inc is engaged in the medical care domain based in the United States. The company provides a solution to the needs of dentists, patients, and third-party payers by allowing its affiliated dentists to provide dental care in patient-friendly, family practice settings. The company offers specialty dental services through affiliated specialists at some of its locations. Dentists practicing at its offices provide general dentistry services, including crowns and bridges and fillings.
Executives
Bradley M Tirpak director, 10 percent owner 50 ORCHARD ST., NEW YORK NY 10002
John M Climaco director PO BOX 326, PARK CITY UT 84060
Joshua Horowitz director, 10 percent owner 72-38 113TH STREET, APARTMENT 3L, FOREST HILLS NY 11375
Palm Global Small Cap Master Fund Lp director, 10 percent owner C/O PALM MANAGEMENT (US) LLC, 19 WEST ELM STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Palm Management (us) Llc director, 10 percent owner 19 WEST ELM STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Bradley C Palmer 10 percent owner C/O PALM MANAGEMENT (US) LLC, 19 WEST ELM STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Charles M Gillman 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 1223 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, OFFICE 648, SANTA MONICA CA 90402
Star Equity Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 53 FOREST AVE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Barry Igdaloff 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses
Lee D Keddie 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 1110 W. LAKE COOK ROAD SUITE 220 BUFFALO GROVE IL 60089