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Synergy Pharmaceuticals (FRA:S90) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.01 (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Synergy Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Synergy Pharmaceuticals's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was €102.47 Mil. Synergy Pharmaceuticals's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was €0.00 Mil. Synergy Pharmaceuticals's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was €-101.24 Mil. Synergy Pharmaceuticals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was -1.01.

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

FRA:S90' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.99   Med: -1.02   Max: -0.16
Current: -0.88

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Synergy Pharmaceuticals was -0.16. The lowest was -1.99. And the median was -1.02.

FRA:S90's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Drug Manufacturers industry.
Industry Median: 1.66 vs FRA:S90: -0.88

Synergy Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Synergy Pharmaceuticals'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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Synergy Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Synergy Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -1.99 -1.52 -0.16 -0.52

Synergy Pharmaceuticals 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 -0.59 -0.76 -0.75 -1.02 -1.01

Competitive Comparison of Synergy Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Synergy Pharmaceuticals'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.


Synergy Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Synergy Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Synergy Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Synergy Pharmaceuticals'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 + 97.988) / -187.619
=-0.52

Synergy Pharmaceuticals'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
=(102.474 + 0) / -101.244
=-1.01

* 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.


Synergy Pharmaceuticals  (FRA:S90) 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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Synergy Pharmaceuticals (FRA:S90) Business Description

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Address
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2012, New York, NY, USA, 10170
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc functions in the healthcare sector based in the United States. It focusses on developing therapies to combat gastrointestinal diseases. The company's basic ingredient is the uroguanylin analog, which it employs in its products candidates such as plecanatide and dolcanatide. Plecanatide is a once-daily tablet, which addresses chronic idiopathic constipation and the irritable bowel syndrome. Dolcanatide is meant to cure inflammatory bowel disease by aiding the process of digestive breakdown.

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