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Neon Bloom (Neon Bloom) Debt-to-EBITDA : -4.74 (As of Mar. 2011)


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What is Neon Bloom Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Neon Bloom's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 was $0.59 Mil. Neon Bloom's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 was $0.13 Mil. Neon Bloom's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 was $-0.15 Mil. Neon Bloom's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 was -4.74.

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 Neon Bloom's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

NBCO's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 1.34
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Neon Bloom Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Neon Bloom'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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Neon Bloom Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Neon Bloom Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10
Debt-to-EBITDA
- -0.14 0.75 -2.77 -0.63

Neon Bloom Quarterly Data
Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11
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 -0.41 -1.10 -0.55 -0.29 -4.74

Competitive Comparison of Neon Bloom's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Neon Bloom'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.


Neon Bloom's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Neon Bloom's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Neon Bloom Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Neon Bloom's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.895 + 0.048) / -1.49
=-0.63

Neon Bloom's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.593 + 0.127) / -0.152
=-4.74

* 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. 2011) EBITDA data.


Neon Bloom  (OTCPK:NBCO) 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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Neon Bloom (Neon Bloom) Business Description

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Address
8860 Columbia 100 Parkway, Suite 216, Columbia, MD, USA, 21045
Neon Bloom Inc is a holding company. It is a science-based firm that uses plant science proprietary products and technology to promote wellness and remedies in the hemp and medical cannabis industry.
Executives
Neev Nissenson director, officer: VP, Secretary Director 42 CARRY WAY, CARSON CITY NV 89521

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