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Acerus Pharmaceuticals (TSX:ASP) Debt-to-EBITDA : -4.46 (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Acerus Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Acerus Pharmaceuticals's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was C$0.03 Mil. Acerus Pharmaceuticals's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was C$61.50 Mil. Acerus Pharmaceuticals's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was C$-13.80 Mil. Acerus Pharmaceuticals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was -4.46.

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

TSX:ASP's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Drug Manufacturers industry.
Industry Median: 1.675
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Acerus Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acerus Pharmaceuticals'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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Acerus Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Acerus Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.74 -0.53 -1.54 -0.38 -0.75

Acerus Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
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 -1.12 -0.66 -1.63 -1.52 -4.46

Competitive Comparison of Acerus Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Acerus Pharmaceuticals'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.


Acerus Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Acerus Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Acerus Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Acerus Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.776 + 27.439) / -40.316
=-0.75

Acerus Pharmaceuticals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.031 + 61.503) / -13.804
=-4.46

* 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. 2022) EBITDA data.


Acerus Pharmaceuticals  (TSX:ASP) 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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Acerus Pharmaceuticals (TSX:ASP) Business Description

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Address
7025 Langer Drive, Suite 205, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L5N 0E8
Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corp is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacture, marketing and distribution of branded products that improve patient experience, with a primary focus on the field of men's health. Its foundational product includes NATESTO, a testosterone therapy based on nasal gel technology. The company commercializes its products via its salesforce in the United States and Canada, and through a global network of licensed distributors in other territories.
Executives
Norma Beauchamp Director
Stephen Robert Gregory Director
Edward Joseph Gudaitis Director, Senior Officer

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