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Parabel (Parabel) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.80 (As of Sep. 2013)


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What is Parabel Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Parabel's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was $0.00 Mil. Parabel's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was $15.51 Mil. Parabel's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was $-19.32 Mil. Parabel's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was -0.80.

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

PABL's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 2.12
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Parabel Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Parabel'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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Parabel Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Parabel's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Farm Products subindustry, Parabel'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.


Parabel's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Parabel's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Parabel Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Parabel'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
=(0 + 0) / -19.686
=0.00

Parabel's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 15.514) / -19.324
=-0.80

* 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. 2013) EBITDA data.


Parabel  (OTCPK:PABL) 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.


Parabel Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Parabel (Parabel) Business Description

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Parabel Inc. provides renewable technology and solutions to meet the significant and growing demand for agricultural products and energy in global markets. The Company's solution is designed to deliver strong economic returns to customer licensees as a consequence of continuous, year-round production operations. Parabel also intends to provide social and environmental benefits, through job creation, community investment, and sustainable production that absorbs atmospheric carbon dioxide and does not compete with the existing food supply, require arable land, or pollute soil or water.
Executives
Eugene Grin 10 percent owner 825 THIRD AVENUE 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Michael Anthony other: Former President 330 CLEMATIS STREET SUITE 217 WEST PALM BEACH CA 33401

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