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Safetek International (Safetek International) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.52 (As of Sep. 2006)


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What is Safetek International Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Safetek International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.18 Mil. Safetek International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.00 Mil. Safetek International's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $-0.34 Mil. Safetek International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was -0.52.

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

SFIN's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.145
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Safetek International Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safetek International'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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Safetek International Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Safetek International Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05
Debt-to-EBITDA
-5.58 -5.92 -0.15

Safetek International Quarterly Data
Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.10 -0.07 -0.08 -0.17 -0.52

Competitive Comparison of Safetek International's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Safetek International'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.


Safetek International's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Safetek International's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Safetek International Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Safetek International's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.077 + 0) / -0.523
=-0.15

Safetek International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.175 + 0) / -0.336
=-0.52

* 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. 2006) EBITDA data.


Safetek International  (OTCPK:SFIN) 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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Safetek International (Safetek International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
20 Chapel Street, Brentwood B, Liverpool, GBR, L39AG
Safetek International Inc currently has no operations. Previously, it was engaged in manufacturing prototypes and distributing the final product on behalf of technology developers.

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