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Urologix (Urologix) Debt-to-EBITDA : -27.77 (As of Mar. 2015)


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What is Urologix Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Urologix's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was $1.80 Mil. Urologix's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was $3.54 Mil. Urologix's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was $-0.19 Mil. Urologix's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was -27.77.

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

ULGX's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 1.21
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Urologix Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Urologix'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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Urologix Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Urologix Annual Data
Trend Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14
Debt-to-EBITDA
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Urologix Quarterly Data
Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15
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 -1.01 -3.95 -12.12 -63.49 -27.77

Competitive Comparison of Urologix's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Urologix'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.


Urologix's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Urologix's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Urologix Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Urologix's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.747 + 4.586) / -3.412
=-1.56

Urologix's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(1.795 + 3.537) / -0.192
=-27.77

* 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 (Mar. 2015) EBITDA data.


Urologix  (OTCPK:ULGX) 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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Urologix (Urologix) Business Description

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Address
14405 21st Avenue North, Suite 110, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55447
Urologix Inc is a United States-based company engaged in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of minimally invasive medical products for the treatment of obstruction and symptoms due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). The firm markets the Cooled ThermoTherapy (CTC) product line and the Prostiva Radio Frequency (RF) Therapy System (Prostiva). The CTC produces targeted microwave energy combined with a cooling mechanism to protect healthy tissue and enhance patient comfort. The Prostiva delivers radio frequency energy directly into the prostate destroying prostate tissue, reducing constriction of the urethra, and thereby relieving BPH voiding symptoms. The CTC product line includes the CoolWave and Targis Control Units and the CTC Advance catheter.
Executives
Emery Sidney W Jr director C/O QUALIGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC., 2042 CORTE DEL NOGAL, CARLSBAD CA 92011
Patrick D Spangler director 14405 21ST AVENUE NORTH, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55447
Gregory Fluet director, officer: CEO 14405 21ST AVENUE NORTH, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55447
William M Moore director
Guy C Jackson director C/O EPICEPT CORPORATION, 777 OLD SAW MILL ROAD, TARRYTOWN NY 10591
Daniel J Starks director ONE ST JUDE MEDICAL DRIVE, ST PAUL MN 55117
Claude Tihon officer: Chief Technology Officer
Bobby Ivan Griffin director 1326 SPRING VALLEY RD GOLDEN VALLEY PA 55422
David A Montecalvo officer: VP, Product Dev. & Operations 530 HERMAN O. WEST DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Susan Bartlett Foote director 649 SUMMIT AVENUE, ST PAUL MN 55105

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