BDRLQ (Blonder Tongue Laboratories) Debt-to-EBITDA : 16.48 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Blonder Tongue Laboratories Debt-to-EBITDA?

Blonder Tongue Laboratories BDRLQ Debt-to-EBITDA is 16.48 as of Mar. 2025.

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

Blonder Tongue Laboratories's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $3.45 Mil. Blonder Tongue Laboratories's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $4.72 Mil. Blonder Tongue Laboratories's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.50 Mil. Blonder Tongue Laboratories's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 16.48.

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 Blonder Tongue Laboratories's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BDRLQ's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.72
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Blonder Tongue Laboratories  (OTCPK:BDRLQ) 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.

Blonder Tongue Laboratories Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Blonder Tongue Laboratories Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Blonder Tongue Laboratories'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.

Blonder Tongue Laboratories Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Blonder Tongue Laboratories Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.22 3.34 -8.71 -22.55 18.21

Blonder Tongue Laboratories Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -22.49 11.68 6.14 N/A 16.48

BDRLQ vs MLRT, CSCO, MSI: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Blonder Tongue Laboratories'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.

Blonder Tongue Laboratories Debt-to-EBITDA vs Hardware Industry

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

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


Blonder Tongue Laboratories Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Blonder Tongue Laboratories's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(3.305 + 4.834) / 0.447
=18.21

Blonder Tongue Laboratories's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(3.45 + 4.723) / 0.496
=16.48

* 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. 2025) EBITDA data.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Debt-to-EBITDA →
What does a Debt-to-EBITDA of 16.48 mean?
Blonder Tongue Laboratories (BDRLQ) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 16.48 as of Mar. 2025. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Blonder Tongue Laboratories.
Is Blonder Tongue Laboratories' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Blonder Tongue Laboratories' current Debt-to-EBITDA is 16.48. The Hardware industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.72. Blonder Tongue Laboratories' value of 16.48 is 858.1% above this industry median.
How does Blonder Tongue Laboratories' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to MLRT and CSCO?
Blonder Tongue Laboratories' Debt-to-EBITDA of 16.48 can be compared against companies in the Hardware industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.72. Blonder Tongue Laboratories' value of 16.48 is 858.1% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-EBITDA for a Hardware company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Hardware companies is 1.72, based on 1,799 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-EBITDA significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-EBITDA should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Blonder Tongue Laboratories's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 16.48 is 858.1% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-EBITDA mean?
A high Debt-to-EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Blonder Tongue Laboratories. For the Hardware industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.72 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Blonder Tongue Laboratories's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 16.48. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Blonder Tongue Laboratories stock overvalued right now?
Blonder Tongue Laboratories (BDRLQ) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of 16.48. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 16.48 and 858.1% above the Hardware industry median of 1.72. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-EBITDA calculated?
Debt-to-EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Blonder Tongue Laboratories (BDRLQ), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 16.48 as of Mar. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Blonder Tongue Laboratories Business Description

Address One Jake Brown Road, Old Bridge, NJ, USA, 08857
Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc is a technology development and manufacturing company that provides television signal encoding, transcoding, digital transport, and broadband product solutions in the United States. The company serves the multi-dwelling unit market, the lodging/hospitality market, and the institutional market, including hospitals, prisons, and schools, throughout the United States and Canada. The company's revenues are derived from customers in the continental United States; it also derives some revenues from customers in other geographical markets like Canada and to a more limited extent, in developing countries.