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 Vicon Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
VCON's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.61 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.
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.
Vicon Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Vicon Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Vicon Industries'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.
VCON vs DIRV, GWSN, UUU: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Vicon Industries'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.
Vicon Industries Debt-to-EBITDA vs Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Vicon Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Vicon Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.
* 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. 2018) EBITDA data.
Vicon Industries (VCON) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -1.92 as of Sep. 2018. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Vicon Industries.
Is Vicon Industries' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Vicon Industries' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -1.92.
How does Vicon Industries' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to DIRV and GWSN?
Vicon Industries' Debt-to-EBITDA of -1.92 can be compared against companies in the Business Services industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.61. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-EBITDA for a Business Services company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Business Services companies is 1.61, based on 838 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-EBITDA significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-EBITDA should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-EBITDA mean?
A high Debt-to-EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Vicon Industries. For the Business Services industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.61 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Vicon Industries's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -1.92. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vicon Industries stock overvalued right now?
Vicon Industries (VCON) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -1.92. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -1.92. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-EBITDA calculated?
Debt-to-EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Vicon Industries (VCON), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -1.92 as of Sep. 2018. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Vicon Industries Inc is a video management software company. It develops video management software and designs and markets a wide range of video system components. The company comprises principally of cameras, network video servers/recorders, encoders and mass storage units, used in security, surveillance, safety and control applications by a broad group of end users. Vicon operates within the electronic protection segment of the security industry. Its product line consists of various elements of a video system, including cameras for image capture, stand-alone network video management system (VMS) software and various video recording, storage, management and output devices and peripherals.
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