GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Technology » Hardware » KVH Industries Inc (NAS:KVHI) » Definitions » Debt-to-EBITDA

KVH Industries (KVH Industries) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.03 (As of Dec. 2023)


View and export this data going back to 1996. Start your Free Trial

What is KVH Industries Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

KVH Industries's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.8 Mil. KVH Industries's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.3 Mil. KVH Industries's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-34.4 Mil. KVH Industries's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.03.

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

KVHI' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.38   Med: 2.44   Max: 18.34
Current: -0.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of KVH Industries was 18.34. The lowest was -1.38. And the median was 2.44.

KVHI's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1743 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.78 vs KVHI: -0.65

KVH Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for KVH Industries'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.

* Premium members only.

KVH Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

KVH Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.84 -1.38 1.04 0.22 -0.65

KVH Industries Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.17 0.13 0.09 -0.31 -0.03

Competitive Comparison of KVH Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, KVH Industries'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.


KVH Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, KVH Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



KVH Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

KVH Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.786 + 0.289) / -1.665
=-0.65

KVH Industries's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.786 + 0.289) / -34.44
=-0.03

* 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. 2023) EBITDA data.


KVH Industries  (NAS:KVHI) 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.


KVH Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of KVH Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


KVH Industries (KVH Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
50 Enterprise Center, Middletown, RI, USA, 02842
KVH Industries Inc is a manufacturer of solutions that provide high-speed Internet, television, and voice services through satellite to mobile users at sea and on land. The company also provides commercially licensed entertainment, including news, sports, music, and movies, to commercial and leisure customers in the maritime, hotel, and retail markets. The Company operates in a number of geographic areas, including internationally. The Revenues are generated from international locations, mainly consisting of Singapore, Canada, European Union countries and other European countries, countries in Africa, Asia/Pacific and the Middle East, and India.
Executives
Stephen H Deckoff director, 10 percent owner 1 SOUND SHORE DRIVE, SUITE 200, GREENWICH CT 06830
Black Diamond Capital Management, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 2187 ATLANTIC STREET, 9TH FLOOR, STAMFORD CT 06902
Needham Group, Inc. 10 percent owner 445 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
James S Dodez director 50 ENTERPRISE CENTER, MIDDLETOWN RI 02842
Cielo Hernandez director C/O XL FLEET CORP., 145 NEWTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Jennifer Louise Baker officer: VP/CAO 50 ENTERPRISE CENTER, MIDDLETOWN RI 02842
Felise Feingold officer: SVP General Counsel 50 ENTERPRISE CENTER, MIDDLETOWN RI 02842
Robert J Balog officer: Chief Technology Officer` 50 ENTERPRISE CENTER, MIDDLETOWN RI 02842
Brent C Bruun officer: Interim CEO 50 ENTERPRISE CENTER, MIDDLETOWN RI 02842
David B. Kagan director 300 HOLIDAY SQUARE BLVD., COVINGTON LA 70433
David Tolley director C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Daniel R Conway officer: EVP Inertial Navigation C/O KVH INDUSTRIES INC, 50 ENTERPRISE CENTER, MIDDLETOWN RI 02842
George A Needham 10 percent owner C/O NEEDHAM & COMPANY, LLC, 445 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Roger Kuebel officer: CFO 50 ENTERPRISE CENTER, MIDDLETOWN RI 02842
Kits Van Heyningen Martin other: Sr. Advisor 50 ENTERPRISE CENTER, MIDDLETOWN RI 02842

KVH Industries (KVH Industries) Headlines