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LipoScience (FRA:LI0) EBITDA Margin % : -38.11% (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is LipoScience EBITDA Margin %?

EBITDA Margin % is calculated as EBITDA divided by its Revenue. LipoScience's EBITDA for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €-2.53 Mil. LipoScience's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €6.64 Mil. Therefore, LipoScience's EBITDA margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was -38.11%.


LipoScience EBITDA Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for LipoScience's EBITDA Margin % 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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LipoScience EBITDA Margin % Chart

LipoScience Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
EBITDA Margin %
12.74 0.68 5.60 -17.12

LipoScience Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
EBITDA Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -29.30 -13.50 -9.20 -33.98 -38.11

Competitive Comparison of LipoScience's EBITDA Margin %

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, LipoScience's EBITDA Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and EBITDA Margin % 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.


LipoScience's EBITDA Margin % Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, LipoScience's EBITDA Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LipoScience's EBITDA Margin % falls into.



LipoScience EBITDA Margin % Calculation

EBITDA margin is the ratio of EBITDA divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

LipoScience's EBITDA Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

EBITDA Margin %=EBITDA (A: Dec. 2013 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2013 )
=-6.547/38.24
=-17.12 %

LipoScience's EBITDA Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

EBITDA Margin %=EBITDA (Q: Sep. 2014 )/Revenue (Q: Sep. 2014 )
=-2.532/6.644
=-38.11 %

* 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.


LipoScience  (FRA:LI0) EBITDA Margin % Explanation

EBITDA Margin % is the ratio of EBITDA divided by net sales or Revenue. It is an performance metric measuring company's operating profitability. EBITDA Margin takes depreciation and amortization, interest expense and tax into account, which makes it easy to compare the relative profitability of companies of different sizes in the same industry.


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LipoScience (FRA:LI0) Business Description

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LipoScience Inc was incorporated under the laws of North Carolina in June 1994 under the name LipoMed, Inc. and reincorporated under the laws of Delaware in June 2000. The Company is a clinical diagnostic company into field of personalized diagnostics based on nuclear magnetic resonance technology. The Company's first diagnostic test, the NMR LipoProfile test, is cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and directly measures the number of low density lipoprotein, particles in a blood sample and provides physicians and their patients with actionable information to personalize management of risk for heart disease. The Company's technology platform combines proprietary signal processing algorithms and NMR spectroscopic detection into a clinical analyzer to identify and quantify concentrations of lipoproteins and, potentially, small molecule metabolites. NMR detectors, or spectrometers, analyze a blood plasma or serum sample by subjecting it to a short pulse of radio frequency energy within a strong magnetic field. The Company currently markets NMR LipoProfile test through a direct sales force in 27 states. The Company competes against companies that offer other methods for measuring lipoproteins. Its competitors include Quest Diagnostics, Berkeley HeartLab, Inc., Atherotech, Inc. and SpectraCell Laboratories. The Company is subject to extensive and frequently changing federal, state and local laws and regulations governing various aspects of its business.

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