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American Caresource Holdings (American Caresource Holdings) Debt-to-EBITDA : -2.57 (As of Jun. 2016)


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What is American Caresource Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

American Caresource Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was $12.53 Mil. American Caresource Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was $3.20 Mil. American Caresource Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was $-6.12 Mil. American Caresource Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was -2.57.

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 American Caresource Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

GNOW's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 2.58
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

American Caresource Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Caresource Holdings'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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American Caresource Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

American Caresource Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Debt-to-EBITDA
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American Caresource Holdings Quarterly Data
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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 -1.12 -1.78 -1.14 -1.97 -2.57

Competitive Comparison of American Caresource Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, American Caresource Holdings'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.


American Caresource Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, American Caresource Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



American Caresource Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

American Caresource Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(11.444 + 2.152) / -11.054
=-1.23

American Caresource Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(12.534 + 3.2) / -6.12
=-2.57

* 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. 2016) EBITDA data.


American Caresource Holdings  (OTCPK:GNOW) 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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American Caresource Holdings (American Caresource Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
55 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, Suite 510, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30308
American Caresource Holdings Inc is a publicly-traded provider of urgent and primary care services. It primarily operates approximately 13 urgent and primary care centers in the east and the southeastern United States. The company generally operates healthcare centers that offer an array of services for non-life-threatening medical conditions primarily to young and middle-aged adults. The group treats colds, influenzas, ear infections, hypertension and other routine medical conditions. It offers its services to healthcare companies, insurance companies, and self-funded organizations. Geographically the business activities of the firm are functioned through the region of United States.
Executives
John Pappajohn director, 10 percent owner 1660 WALT WHITMAN ROAD, SUITE 105, MELVILLE NY 11747
Mark C Oman director, 10 percent owner ONE HOME CAMPUS X2401-06X, DES MOINES IA 50328
Matthew P Kinley director 2116 FINANCIAL CENTER, DES MOINES IA 50309
Edward B Berger director 6060 N. DESERT SUN CT, TUCSON AZ 85752
Geoffrey E. Harris director 8 HARTLEY FARMS ROAD, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Derace L Schaffer director C/O ALLION HEALTHCARE, INC., 1660 WALT WHITMAN ROAD, SUITE 105, MELVILLE NY 11747
David S Boone director, officer: President and CEO AMERICAN CARESOURCE HOLDINGS, INC., 5429 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, #100, DALLAS TX 75240
John Hatsopoulos director 85 FIRST AVENUE, WALTHAM MA 02451
Sami S Abbasi director 3600 JP MORGAN CHASE TOWER, 2200 ROSS AVE, DALLAS TX 75201
Principal Life Insurance Co 10 percent owner 711 HIGH STREET, DES MOINES IA 50392-0300
Principal Financial Services Inc 10 percent owner 711 HIGH STREET, DES MOINES IA 50392-0300
Principal Financial Group Inc 10 percent owner 711 HIGH STREET, DES MOINES IA 50392
Wayne A Schellhammer director, officer: Chief Executive Officer AMERICAN CARESOURCE HOLDINGS, INC., 5429 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, STE 700, DALLAS TX 75240

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