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Alvarion, (FRA:BZC) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.53 (As of Mar. 2013)


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What is Alvarion, Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Alvarion,'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was €5.15 Mil. Alvarion,'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was €0.00 Mil. Alvarion,'s annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was €-9.70 Mil. Alvarion,'s annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was -0.53.

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 Alvarion,'s Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:BZC's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 2.1
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Alvarion, Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alvarion,'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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Alvarion, Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Alvarion, Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Debt-to-EBITDA
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Alvarion, Quarterly Data
Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13
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 -5.53 -1.14 -0.16 0.16 -0.53

Competitive Comparison of Alvarion,'s Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Alvarion,'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.


Alvarion,'s Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Alvarion,'s Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alvarion, Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Alvarion,'s Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(8.381 + 0) / -11.467
=-0.73

Alvarion,'s annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(5.148 + 0) / -9.704
=-0.53

* 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. 2013) EBITDA data.


Alvarion,  (FRA:BZC) 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.


Alvarion, Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Alvarion, (FRA:BZC) Business Description

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Address
21A HaBarzel Street, Tel Aviv, ISR, 69710
Alvarion Ltd is an Israel based company that designs, develops & markets wireless products. The company provides autonomous Wi-Fi networks designed with self-organizing capabilities. Its systems are used for providing Internet access & voice and data services for subscribers, for the feeding of cellular networks, for building connectivity, & for wireless local area network. Its products include Avidity WBSac Bolster WBSn, Arena Controller, BreezeACCESS VL, BreezeMAX Extreme, BreezeNET B and BreezeUltra. The company designs solutions for Carrier Wi-Fi, Enterprise Connectivity, Smart City, Smart Hospitality, Connected Campuses and Connected Events that are both complete and heterogeneous to ensure ease of use and optimize operational efficiency.

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