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Leapfrog Enterprises (Leapfrog Enterprises) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.13 (As of Dec. 2015)


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What is Leapfrog Enterprises Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Leapfrog Enterprises's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $20.0 Mil. Leapfrog Enterprises's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $0.0 Mil. Leapfrog Enterprises's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $-152.7 Mil. Leapfrog Enterprises's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was -0.13.

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

LF's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 0.82
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Leapfrog Enterprises Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Leapfrog Enterprises'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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Leapfrog Enterprises Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Leapfrog Enterprises's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Leapfrog Enterprises'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.


Leapfrog Enterprises's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Leapfrog Enterprises's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Leapfrog Enterprises Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Leapfrog Enterprises's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 0) / -113.731
=0.00

Leapfrog Enterprises's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(20 + 0) / -152.72
=-0.13

* 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 (Dec. 2015) EBITDA data.


Leapfrog Enterprises  (NYSE:LF) 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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Leapfrog Enterprises (Leapfrog Enterprises) Business Description

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Leapfrog Enterprises Inc was incorporated in 1997 in the State of Delaware. The Company is a developer of educational entertainment for children. It designs, develops, and markets technology-based learning products and related proprietary content for children around the world. It organizes, operates and assesses its business in two segments namely United States and International. The U.S. segment is responsible for the development, design, sales and marketing of multimedia learning platforms and related content, as well as learning toys, sold in the U.S. This segment markets and sells products directly to national and regional mass-market and specialty retailers and other retail stores and distributors. This segment also sells products through online store, App Center, and other Internet-based channels. The International segment is responsible for the localization, sales and marketing of multimedia learning platforms and related content, as well as learning toys, originally developed for the U.S. This segment markets and sells products to national and regional mass-market and specialty retailers and other outlets through the Company's offices in the United Kingdom, France, Canada and Mexico, as well as through distributors in various markets such as Australia, South Africa and Spain. The Company's multimedia learning platform products include features that facilitate learning experiences provided by libraries available in cartridge, print and digitally-downloadable forms. The LeapPad learning tablet line is children's learning tablets for children's aging three to nine, with built-in cameras for taking photographs and videos, and age-appropriate on-board content and utilities. LeapPad tablets are compatible with cartridge and digital content designed for LeapPads from LeapFrog Learning Library. The Company launched LeapPad3, a new version of 5 screen tablet line featuring a capacitive screen and faster processor, and LeapPad Ultra XDi, a revised version of LeapPad Ultra. The learning toys are generally designed for children from birth to age four and combine education, innovation and the joy of play. While the Company's products compete in the learning toy and electronic learning-aids markets, the multimedia learning platforms increasingly compete in a broader arena with a variety of consumer electronics products including tablet computers, eBook readers, mobile devices and gaming platforms. It also faces increased competition from creators of digital applications, software and content for children.
Executives
Caden Wang director 660 RIDGEWOOD AVENUE, MILL VALLEY CA 94961
William B Chiasson director C/O LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC., 6401 HOLLIS STREET, SUITE 150, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
John Barbour director, officer: Chief Executive Officer LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC., 6401 HOLLIS STREET, SUITE 100, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Joanna Rees director LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC., 6401 HOLLIS STREET SUITE 100, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Lawrence Joseph Ellison 10 percent owner C/O DELPHI ASSET MGMT CORPORATION, 5525 KIETZKE LANE, SUITE 200, RENO NV 89511
Mollusk Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 101 YGNACIO VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 310, WALNUT CREEK CA 94596
Cephalopod Corp 10 percent owner 101 YGNACIO VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 310, WALNUT CREEK CA 94596
Lawrence Investments Llc 10 percent owner 101 YGNACIO VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 310, WALNUT CREEK CA 94596
David C Nagel director 1240 CROSSMAN AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Michael R Milken 10 percent owner 1250 4TH STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Lowell J Milken other: See Footnotes (7) (8) (9)
Hampstead Associates Llc other: See Footnotes (7) (8) (9)
Knowledge Universe Llc other: See Footnotes (7) (8) (9) 1250 FOURTH STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Jeffrey G Katz director, officer: Chairman, CEO and President 520 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022
Steven B Fink director C/O KNOWLEDGE UNIVERSE, 844 MORAGA DRIVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90049

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