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Forward Science (ROCO:7530) Debt-to-EBITDA : -367.24 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Forward Science Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Forward Science's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was NT$178.7 Mil. Forward Science's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was NT$141.5 Mil. Forward Science's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was NT$-0.9 Mil. Forward Science's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was -367.24.

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

ROCO:7530' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -43.67   Med: 4.45   Max: 24.62
Current: -43.67

During the past 6 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Forward Science was 24.62. The lowest was -43.67. And the median was 4.45.

ROCO:7530's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 2275 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.7 vs ROCO:7530: -43.67

Forward Science Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forward Science'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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Forward Science Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Forward Science Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 6.07 24.62 0.94 -7.09 17.88

Forward Science Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -16.70 -4.37 5.23 -21.72 -367.24

Competitive Comparison of Forward Science's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Forward Science'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.


Forward Science's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Forward Science's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Forward Science Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Forward Science'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
=(133.545 + 166.032) / 16.753
=17.88

Forward Science's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(178.721 + 141.515) / -0.872
=-367.24

* 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. 2024) EBITDA data.


Forward Science  (ROCO:7530) 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.


Forward Science Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Forward Science Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
232 Youyi Road, Miaoli County, Jhunan, TWN, 350
Forward Science Corp is engaged in the manufacturing and maintenance of vacuum pumps. It is also involved in precision parts manufacturing that includes Stainless Processing, Aluminum Processing, Casting Processing, and Metal Finishing among others.

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