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Video Display (Video Display) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.62 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is Video Display Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Video Display's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $2.31 Mil. Video Display's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.04 Mil. Video Display's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $-1.45 Mil. Video Display's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was -1.62.

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

VIDE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -0.19   Max: 2.13
Current: -1.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Video Display was 2.13. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -0.19.

VIDE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1739 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.78 vs VIDE: -1.73

Video Display Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Video Display'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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Video Display Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Video Display Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.86 -3.05 2.13 -0.57 -1.19

Video Display Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 -0.83 -1.10 -1.95 -1.89 -1.62

Competitive Comparison of Video Display's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Video Display'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.


Video Display's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Video Display Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Video Display's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.771 + 0.169) / -1.629
=-1.19

Video Display's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.31 + 0.04) / -1.448
=-1.62

* 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 (Nov. 2023) EBITDA data.


Video Display  (OTCPK:VIDE) 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.


Video Display Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Video Display (Video Display) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5155 King Street, Cocoa, FL, USA, 32926
Video Display Corp is a provider and manufacturer of video products, components, and systems for the visual display and presentation of electronic information media in a range of requirements and environments. It designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, distributes, and installs display products and systems, from basic components to systems, for Government, military, aerospace, medical, industrial, and commercial organizations. The company operates in one segment which is simulation, training, and display products. Its products lines include Dome Aircraft Simulator Display Systems, Multi-Faceted Aircraft Simulator Display Systems, Video Walls for Broadcast and Control Centers, Rugged Flat Panel Displays and Computers, Projector and Monitor Upgrades, and Projection Screens.
Executives
Ronald D Ordway director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 1868 TUCKER INDL RD, TUCKER GA 30084
Jonathan R Ordway 10 percent owner
David Saunders Cooper director 2476 OLDFIELD ROAD NW, ATLANTA GA 30327
Lusby Roger Winfield Iii director 5604 BAHIA MAR CIRCLE, STONE MOUNTAIN GA 30087
Gregory Lee Osborn director, officer: Chief Financial Officer 1374 CARRINGTON WAY, LAWRENCEVILLE GA 30044
David Allen Heiden officer: President & COO 6078 WINDSONG WAY, STONE MOUNTAIN GA 30087
Ervin Kuczogi director P O BOX 353, WHITE MILLS PA 18473
Michael Delen Boyd officer: CFO 1451 BEVERLY DRIVE, ATHENS GA 30606
Thibeault Ernest Joseph Iii director 603 OLD MAMMOTH ROAD, LONDONDERRY NH 03053
Carolyn C Howard director 279 MOUNTAIN ROAD, JAFFREY NH 03452
Carleton E Sawyer director C/O VIDEO DISPLAY CORP, 13 PINE RIDGE RD, LOUDON NH 03307-0830
Murray G Fox director, officer: CEO - Fox International, Ltd
Carol D Franklin officer: CFO
Peter Frend director 1107 LIBERTY SQUARE RD, BOXBOROUGH MA 01719

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