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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 LookSmart Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
LKST's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 0.665 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.
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.
LookSmart Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
LookSmart Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for LookSmart Group'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.
LKST vs UBLI, WSCO, ABBY: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, LookSmart Group'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.
LookSmart Group Debt-to-EBITDA vs Interactive Media Industry
For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, LookSmart Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where LookSmart Group's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.
* 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 two times the quarterly (Jun. 2017) EBITDA data.
LookSmart Group (LKST) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 16.61 as of Jun. 2017. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on LookSmart Group.
Is LookSmart Group's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
LookSmart Group's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 16.61. The Interactive Media industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.67. LookSmart Group's value of 16.61 is 2397.7% above this industry median.
How does LookSmart Group's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to UBLI and WSCO?
LookSmart Group's Debt-to-EBITDA of 16.61 can be compared against companies in the Interactive Media industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.67. LookSmart Group's value of 16.61 is 2397.7% above 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 Interactive Media company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Interactive Media companies is 0.67, based on 304 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. LookSmart Group's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 16.61 is 2397.7% above 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 LookSmart Group. For the Interactive Media industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.67 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. LookSmart Group's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 16.61. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is LookSmart Group stock overvalued right now?
LookSmart Group (LKST) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of 16.61. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 16.61 and 2397.7% above the Interactive Media industry median of 0.67. 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 LookSmart Group (LKST), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 16.61 as of Jun. 2017. 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.
LookSmart Group Inc engages in providing digital advertising solutions. The company provides solutions for search and display advertising customers in a large online advertising ecosystem serving ads that target user queries on partner sites. It offers search advertising customers, and targeted search through a search advertising distribution network that uses the company's AdCenter platform technology. It offers advertisers the ability to buy graphical display advertising.
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