URBT (Urban Television Network) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Mar. 2015)

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What is Urban Television Network Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Urban Television Network's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was $0.00 Mil. Urban Television Network's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was $0.00 Mil. Urban Television Network's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was $0.00 Mil.

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 Urban Television Network's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

URBT's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.6
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Urban Television Network  (OTCPK:URBT) 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.


Urban Television Network Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Urban Television Network Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Urban Television Network'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.

Urban Television Network Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Urban Television Network Annual Data
Trend Sep02 Sep03 Sep04 Sep05 Sep06
Debt-to-EBITDA
-0.39 -0.09 -0.05 -0.13 -0.46

Urban Television Network Quarterly Data
Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Dec14 Mar15
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 -0.58 -0.63 -1.35 N/A N/A

URBT vs RLTR, TGHI: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Urban Television Network'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.


Urban Television Network Debt-to-EBITDA vs Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Urban Television Network Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Urban Television Network's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(0.743 + 0) / -1.626
=-0.46

Urban Television Network's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

* 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 (Mar. 2015) EBITDA data.


Urban Television Network Business Description

Address 2102 North E Street, San Bernardino, CA, USA, 92405
Urban Television Network Corp is an American telecommunication and entertainment company engaged in broadcasting as an over-the-air television network. It is engaged in creating innovative plans and solutions which offer a diverse range of choices for broadcasting, digital streaming services, and a state-of-the-art movie studio.