CYTOF (Altamira Therapeutics) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.28 (As of Jun. 2025)

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What is Altamira Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA?

Altamira Therapeutics CYTOF -25.79% Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.28 as of Jun. 2025. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 296 Biotechnology companies, Altamira Therapeutics ranks worse than 337837.5% on this metric.

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

Altamira Therapeutics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 was $0.59 Mil. Altamira Therapeutics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 was $0.20 Mil. Altamira Therapeutics's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 was $-2.84 Mil. Altamira Therapeutics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 was -0.28.

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

CYTOF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.45   Med: -0.11   Max: -0.02
Current: -0.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Altamira Therapeutics was -0.02. The lowest was -0.45. And the median was -0.11.

CYTOF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 296 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 1.185 vs CYTOF: -0.15

Altamira Therapeutics  (OTCPK:CYTOF) 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.


Altamira Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Altamira Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Altamira Therapeutics'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.

Altamira Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Altamira Therapeutics 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 -0.07 -0.09 -0.37 -0.02 -0.04

Altamira Therapeutics Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25
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 -0.50 -0.02 -0.05 -0.05 -0.28

CYTOF vs CARM, PTIX, SIGY: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Altamira Therapeutics'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.


Altamira Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Altamira Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Altamira Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Altamira Therapeutics'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
=(0.122 + 0.239) / -8.311
=-0.04

Altamira Therapeutics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.591 + 0.199) / -2.84
=-0.28

* 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 two times the quarterly (Jun. 2025) EBITDA data.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Debt-to-EBITDA →
What does a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.28 mean?
Altamira Therapeutics (CYTOF) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.28 as of Jun. 2025. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Altamira Therapeutics. According to the industry distribution chart, Altamira Therapeutics ranks #999999 out of 296 companies in the Biotechnology industry.
Is Altamira Therapeutics' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Altamira Therapeutics' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.28. Based on the distribution chart, Altamira Therapeutics ranks #999999 out of 296 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Altamira Therapeutics' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to CARM and PTIX?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Altamira Therapeutics ranks #999999 out of 296 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Altamira Therapeutics in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.19. 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 Biotechnology company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Biotechnology companies is 1.19, based on 296 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. 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 Altamira Therapeutics. For the Biotechnology industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.19 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Altamira Therapeutics's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.28. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Altamira Therapeutics stock overvalued right now?
Altamira Therapeutics (CYTOF) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.28. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.28. 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 Altamira Therapeutics (CYTOF), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.28 as of Jun. 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.

Altamira Therapeutics Business Description

Address 2 Church Street, Clarendon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM11
Altamira Therapeutics Ltd is developing and supplying peptide-based nanoparticles for safe and effective RNA delivery to extrahepatic tissues (xPhore platform). The Company is offering biopharmaceutical companies access to its technology for use with their own RNA molecules under collaboration and licensing agreements. The xPhore platform is suitable for various RNA modalities - OligoPhore for oligonucleotides, SemaPhore for mRNA, CycloPhore for circRNA - as well as for DNA (GenePhore). In addition, Altamira Therapeutics is pursuing two proprietary flagship development programs using OligoPhore: AM-401 for KRAS driven cancer and AM-411 for rheumatoid arthritis. Geographically, the companies operates in United Staes and Switzerland.