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RealD (RLD) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.86 (As of Dec. 2015)


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What is RealD Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

RealD's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $10.6 Mil. RealD's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $24.7 Mil. RealD's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $40.9 Mil. RealD's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 0.86.

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

RLD's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.7
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

RealD Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

RealD Annual Data
Trend Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.16 0.35 1.54 0.95 0.99

RealD Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15
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 2.43 -1.75 0.53 2.85 0.86

Competitive Comparison of RealD's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Broadcasting subindustry, RealD'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.


RealD's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, RealD's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



RealD Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

RealD's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(7.46 + 22.38) / 30.214
=0.99

RealD's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(10.635 + 24.723) / 40.912
=0.86

* 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 (Dec. 2015) EBITDA data.


RealD  (NYSE:RLD) 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.


RealD Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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RealD (RLD) Business Description

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RealD Inc is a Deleware corporation founded in 2003. The Company is a licensor of 3D and other visual technologies. The Company licenses its RealD Cinema Systems to motion picture exhibitors that show 3D motion pictures and alternative 3D content. It also provides certain of its technologies and active and passive eyewear to consumer electronics manufacturers and content distributors. The Company's trademarks include RealD and the RealD. Its visual technologies can be used in many different applications and businesses, including entertainment, consumer electronics, education, aerospace, defense and healthcare. Its 3D technologies are used in the motion picture industry. The Company purchases optical and mechanical components for its RealD Cinema Systems from multiple suppliers and manufacture its RealD Cinema Systems at its facility in Boulder, Colorado. The Company hires independent contractors to perform installation, repair and maintenance services related to its RealD Cinema Systems. The competitors for its RealD Cinema Systems include Dolby Laboratories, Inc., or Dolby, X6D Limited, or Xpand, MasterImage 3D, LLC, or MasterImage, Sony Electronics, or Sony, and IMAX Corporation, or IMAX.
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