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Biosign Technologies (TSXV:BIO.H) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.03 (As of Sep. 2015)


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What is Biosign Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Biosign Technologies's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was C$0.78 Mil. Biosign Technologies's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was C$0.00 Mil. Biosign Technologies's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was C$26.59 Mil. Biosign Technologies's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 0.03.

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

TSXV:BIO.H's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 2.56
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Biosign Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Biosign Technologies'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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Biosign Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Biosign Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -0.08 -0.70 -0.84

Biosign Technologies Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Biosign Technologies's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Biosign Technologies'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.


Biosign Technologies's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Biosign Technologies's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Biosign Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Biosign Technologies's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.57 + 5.874) / -8.884
=-0.84

Biosign Technologies's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.781 + 0) / 26.592
=0.03

* 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. 2015) EBITDA data.


Biosign Technologies  (TSXV:BIO.H) 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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Biosign Technologies (TSXV:BIO.H) Business Description

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13-3715 Laird Road, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L5L 0A3
Biosign Technologies Inc is a Canada based company engaged in the development and selling of cloud-based medical and healthcare software products. Its solutions have applications in clinic management, home care operations, health monitoring and virtual care management. The group derives its revenue from monthly recurring fees, one-time setup charges, training, professional services and the sale of hardware. The software is delivered through the cloud from the company's hosting facilities.

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