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CardioGenics Holdings (CardioGenics Holdings) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.48 (As of Jan. 2016)


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What is CardioGenics Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

CardioGenics Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2016 was $0.38 Mil. CardioGenics Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2016 was $0.00 Mil. CardioGenics Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2016 was $-0.79 Mil. CardioGenics Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2016 was -0.48.

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

CGNH's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry.
Industry Median: 1.775
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

CardioGenics Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for CardioGenics Holdings'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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CardioGenics Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

CardioGenics Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jul06 Jul07 Jul08 Oct09 Oct10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct15
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.01 - -0.14 -0.08 -0.10

CardioGenics Holdings Quarterly Data
Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12 Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16
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 -0.11 -0.17 -0.35 -0.06 -0.48

Competitive Comparison of CardioGenics Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, CardioGenics Holdings'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.


CardioGenics Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, CardioGenics Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



CardioGenics Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

CardioGenics Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.073 + 0) / -0.757
=-0.10

CardioGenics Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2016 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.378 + 0) / -0.792
=-0.48

* 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 (Jan. 2016) EBITDA data.


CardioGenics Holdings  (OTCPK:CGNH) 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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CardioGenics Holdings (CardioGenics Holdings) Business Description

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Address
6295 Northam Drive, Unit 8, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L4V 1W8
CardioGenics Holdings Inc is a biotechnology company. It is engaged in the development and commercialization of diagnostic test products for the In-Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) testing market. The company's objective is to create, develop and commercialize superior, innovative, cost-effective and patent-protected products for the IVD based on proprietary technologies. Its products include QL Care Analyzer, Immunoassay Tests, and Paramagnetic Beads. The business activity is primarily carried out through the region of Canada.

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