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First Choice Healthcare Solutions (First Choice Healthcare Solutions) Debt-to-EBITDA : -12.38 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is First Choice Healthcare Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

First Choice Healthcare Solutions's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $20.41 Mil. First Choice Healthcare Solutions's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.65 Mil. First Choice Healthcare Solutions's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-1.94 Mil. First Choice Healthcare Solutions's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -12.38.

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 First Choice Healthcare Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FCHS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1290   Med: -2   Max: 11.85
Current: -49.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of First Choice Healthcare Solutions was 11.85. The lowest was -1290.00. And the median was -2.00.

FCHS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 428 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.555 vs FCHS: -49.51

First Choice Healthcare Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Choice Healthcare Solutions'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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First Choice Healthcare Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

First Choice Healthcare Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -10.41 0.20 -0.49 -2.75 -10.53

First Choice Healthcare Solutions Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec22 Mar23 Dec23 Mar24
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 80.13 N/A - N/A -12.38

Competitive Comparison of First Choice Healthcare Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, First Choice Healthcare Solutions'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.


First Choice Healthcare Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, First Choice Healthcare Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Choice Healthcare Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



First Choice Healthcare Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

First Choice Healthcare Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(19.516 + 3.726) / -2.207
=-10.53

First Choice Healthcare Solutions's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(20.412 + 3.648) / -1.944
=-12.38

* 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. 2024) EBITDA data.


First Choice Healthcare Solutions  (OTCPK:FCHS) 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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First Choice Healthcare Solutions (First Choice Healthcare Solutions) Business Description

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Address
95 Bulldog Boulevard, Suite 202, Melbourne, FL, USA, 32901
First Choice Healthcare Solutions Inc is engaged in implementing a defined growth strategy aimed at building a network of localized, integrated healthcare services platforms comprised of primary care using doctors, nurse practitioners, health and well services (anti-aging, weight management and stem cells), rehabilitative therapy, pain management, and pharmacy- services. in markets throughout the U.S.
Executives
Gary Pickett officer: Chief Financial Officer 9958 LAKE SEMINOLE DR. W., LARGO FL 33773
Michael J. West other: Former Officer and Owner 16325 EAST DORADO AVE., CENTENNIAL CO 80111
Stephen H. West director, officer: Secretary 16325 EAST DORADO AVE., CENTENNIAL CO 80111

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