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Argos Therapeutics (FRA:77AA) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.12 (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Argos Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Argos Therapeutics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was €5.59 Mil. Argos Therapeutics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was €10.25 Mil. Argos Therapeutics's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was €-14.13 Mil. Argos Therapeutics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was -1.12.

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

FRA:77AA's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 1.26
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Argos Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Argos Therapeutics'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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Argos Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Argos Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -0.30 -0.45 -0.45 -0.79 -0.51

Argos Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 -0.85 -3.38 -2.75 -0.85 -1.12

Competitive Comparison of Argos Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Argos Therapeutics'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.


Argos Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Argos Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Argos Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Argos Therapeutics'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
=(6.188 + 10.253) / -32.364
=-0.51

Argos Therapeutics'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
=(5.59 + 10.252) / -14.128
=-1.12

* 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.


Argos Therapeutics  (FRA:77AA) 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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Argos Therapeutics (FRA:77AA) Business Description

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Address
4233 Technology Drive, Durham, NC, USA, 27704
Argos Therapeutics Inc is a biopharmaceutical company. It is engaged in the development and commercialization of immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases based on its proprietary technology platform called Arcelis.

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