GMEV (GME Innotainment) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.26 (As of Sep. 2015)

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What is GME Innotainment Debt-to-EBITDA?

GME Innotainment GMEV -98.00% Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.26 as of Sep. 2015.

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

GME Innotainment's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.11 Mil. GME Innotainment's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.00 Mil. GME Innotainment's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.09 Mil. GME Innotainment's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 1.26.

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 GME Innotainment's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

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

GME Innotainment  (OTCPK:GMEV) 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.


GME Innotainment Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


GME Innotainment Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for GME Innotainment'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.

GME Innotainment Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

GME Innotainment Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -0.01 -0.39 -0.70 -0.19 -0.45

GME Innotainment Quarterly Data
Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15
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 14.69 -0.12 26.50 0.11 1.26

GMEV vs SGSI, PCTL, SYEV: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, GME Innotainment'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.


GME Innotainment Debt-to-EBITDA vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, GME Innotainment's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



GME Innotainment Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

GME Innotainment's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.292 + 0.031) / -0.711
=-0.45

GME Innotainment's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.111 + 0) / 0.088
=1.26

* 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. 2015) EBITDA data.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Debt-to-EBITDA →
What does a Debt-to-EBITDA of 1.26 mean?
GME Innotainment (GMEV) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 1.26 as of Sep. 2015. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on GME Innotainment.
Is GME Innotainment's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
GME Innotainment's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.26. The Industrial Products industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.69. GME Innotainment's value of 1.26 is 25.4% below this industry median.
How does GME Innotainment's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to SGSI and PCTL?
GME Innotainment's Debt-to-EBITDA of 1.26 can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.69. GME Innotainment's value of 1.26 is 25.4% below this benchmark. 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Industrial Products companies is 1.69, based on 2,331 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. GME Innotainment's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 1.26 is 25.4% below the industry median. 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 GME Innotainment. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.69 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. GME Innotainment's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.26. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is GME Innotainment stock overvalued right now?
GME Innotainment (GMEV) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of 1.26. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.26 and 25.4% below the Industrial Products industry median of 1.69. 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 GME Innotainment (GMEV), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.26 as of Sep. 2015. 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.

GME Innotainment Business Description

Address 208 East 51st Street, Suite 170, New York, NY, USA, 10022
GME Innotainment Inc is engaged in marketing, selling, and maintaining a patented water purification and filtration system. The company's target markets include agriculture, aquaculture, disaster response and relief, emergency preparedness, laundry services, energy, food and beverage, healthcare, industrial, marine, mining municipal and government, non-government organizations, correctional facilities, hotels and resorts, institutions of higher learning, public and private water authorities.