INSSF (Inspire Semiconductor Holdings) Debt-to-EBITDA : -2.59 (As of Sep. 2024)

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INSSF Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Inc INSSF
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What is Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

Inspire Semiconductor Holdings INSSF 16 Debt-to-EBITDA is -2.59 as of Sep. 2024. GuruFocus rates INSSF with a GF Score™ of 16/100.

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

Inspire Semiconductor Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $9.42 Mil. Inspire Semiconductor Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $4.28 Mil. Inspire Semiconductor Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $-5.29 Mil. Inspire Semiconductor Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was -2.59.

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 Inspire Semiconductor Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

INSSF's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.08
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Inspire Semiconductor Holdings  (OTCPK:INSSF) 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.

Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Inspire Semiconductor Holdings'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.

Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
-0.06 -0.58

Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.60 -0.60 -1.04 -2.07 -2.59

INSSF vs WETO, TRSO, HKIT: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Inspire Semiconductor Holdings'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.

Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Inspire Semiconductor Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Inspire Semiconductor Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Inspire Semiconductor Holdings'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
=(0.167 + 4.241) / -7.644
=-0.58

Inspire Semiconductor Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(9.424 + 4.284) / -5.288
=-2.59

* 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. 2024) EBITDA data.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Debt-to-EBITDA →
What does a Debt-to-EBITDA of -2.59 mean?
Inspire Semiconductor Holdings (INSSF) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -2.59 as of Sep. 2024. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Inspire Semiconductor Holdings.
Is Inspire Semiconductor Holdings' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Inspire Semiconductor Holdings' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -2.59. Overall, Inspire Semiconductor Holdings has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Inspire Semiconductor Holdings' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to WETO and TRSO?
Inspire Semiconductor Holdings' Debt-to-EBITDA of -2.59 can be compared against companies in the Software industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.08. 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 Software company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Software companies is 1.08, based on 1,716 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 Inspire Semiconductor Holdings. For the Software industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.08 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Inspire Semiconductor Holdings's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -2.59. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Inspire Semiconductor Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Inspire Semiconductor Holdings (INSSF) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -2.59. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -2.59. Inspire Semiconductor Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 16/100. 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 Inspire Semiconductor Holdings (INSSF), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -2.59 as of Sep. 2024. 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.

Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Business Description

Address 11305 Four Points Drive, No. 2-250, Austin, TX, USA, 78726
Inspire Semiconductor Holdings Inc provides revolutionary high-performance, energy-efficient accelerated computing solutions for High-Performance Computing, AI, graph analytics, and other computer-intensive workloads. The Thunderbird supercomputer-cluster-on-a-chip is a disruptive, next-generation datacenter accelerator designed to address multiple underserved and diversified industries, including financial services, computer-aided engineering, energy, climate modeling, cybersecurity, and life sciences & drug discovery. Based on the open standard RISC-V instruction set architecture, the company's solutions set new standards of performance, energy efficiency, and ease of programming. The company's segment is the development of the Thunderbird Accelerated Computing Solution in United States.
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