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CDI (CDI) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.94 (As of Jun. 2017)


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What is CDI Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

CDI's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $15.9 Mil. CDI's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $0.0 Mil. CDI's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $-16.8 Mil. CDI's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was -0.94.

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

CDI's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.85
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

CDI Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

CDI Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.07 0.09 0.08 -1.11 -

CDI Quarterly Data
Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17
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 -1.69 -0.24 - -0.95 -0.94

Competitive Comparison of CDI's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, CDI'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.


CDI's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, CDI's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



CDI Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

CDI's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 0) / -20.183
=0.00

CDI's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(15.885 + 0) / -16.844
=-0.94

* 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 (Jun. 2017) EBITDA data.


CDI  (NYSE:CDI) 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.


CDI Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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CDI (CDI) Business Description

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CDI Corp. is a staffing firm that provides temporary and permanent workers mainly in the engineering, IT servicing, and construction markets. At the end of 2007 approximately 20% of the firm's revenue was derived from the U.K. construction market and had 1,400 worldwide employees with 11,000 temporary workers on assignment. Based in Philadelphia, Pa., CDI traces its roots back to 1950.
Executives
Lawrence C Karlson director C/O CDI CORP., 1717 ARCH ST 35TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2768
Albert E Smith director
Scott J Freidheim director, officer: President and CEO 1717 ARCH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Paulett Eberhart other: Former Director and CEO C/O LPL FINANCIAL, 4707 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 32121
Roger H Ballou director, officer: President and CEO C/O CDI CORP, 1717 ARCH ST 35TH FL, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Papadakis Constantine director 75 CRESTLINE RD, WAYNE NJ 19087
John Iii Fanelli officer: VP-Controller, CDI Corporation C/O CDI CORP., 1717 ARCH ST., 35TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Gregory L Cowan officer: Former Sr. VP & CAO 1717 ARCH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Alan B Miller director 367 SOUTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406

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