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E Med Future (E Med Future) Debt-to-EBITDA : -7.59 (As of Sep. 2008)


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What is E Med Future Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

E Med Future's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was $0.24 Mil. E Med Future's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was $0.55 Mil. E Med Future's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was $-0.10 Mil. E Med Future's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was -7.59.

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 E Med Future's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

EMDF's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.69
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

E Med Future Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for E Med Future'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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E Med Future Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

E Med Future Annual Data
Trend Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -0.57 -0.69 -0.41 -2.84 -4.55

E Med Future Quarterly Data
Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08
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 -3.09 -4.88 -5.01 -4.82 -7.59

Competitive Comparison of E Med Future's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, E Med Future'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.


E Med Future's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, E Med Future's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where E Med Future's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



E Med Future Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

E Med Future's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.194 + 0.548) / -0.163
=-4.55

E Med Future's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.241 + 0.548) / -0.104
=-7.59

* 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 (Sep. 2008) EBITDA data.


E Med Future  (OTCPK:EMDF) 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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E Med Future (E Med Future) Business Description

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Address
4054 Sawyer Road, Sarasota, FL, USA, 34233
E Med Future Inc develops, produce, invest in, distribute, manage and structure a diversified portfolio of entertainment investments.

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