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VCTL (Rainmaker Systems) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.06 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Rainmaker Systems Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Rainmaker Systems's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $0.43 Mil. Rainmaker Systems's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $0.00 Mil. Rainmaker Systems's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $-7.26 Mil. Rainmaker Systems's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was -0.06.

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 Rainmaker Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

VCTL's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: 1.735
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Rainmaker Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rainmaker Systems'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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Rainmaker Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Rainmaker Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.24 -0.76 -0.53 -2.23 -0.30

Rainmaker Systems Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
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 -0.27 -0.25 -0.35 -0.16 -0.06

Competitive Comparison of Rainmaker Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Rainmaker Systems'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.


Rainmaker Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Rainmaker Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Rainmaker Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Rainmaker Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(3.641 + 0) / -12.333
=-0.30

Rainmaker Systems's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.431 + 0) / -7.256
=-0.06

* 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. 2014) EBITDA data.


Rainmaker Systems  (OTCPK:VCTL) 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.


Rainmaker Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Rainmaker Systems Business Description

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Address
1821 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 385, Campbell, CA, USA, 95008
Rainmaker Systems Inc is a learning management solution provider to organizations of all size across the technology, financial services, biosciences, human resources, and consulting industries, among others.
Executives
Eric Salzman director C/O 8X8 INC., 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPCALL CA 95008
Gary S Briggs director 117 ADAMS STREET, C/O ETSY, BROOKLYN NY 11201
Timothy Burns officer: Acting Chief Financial Officer 900 E. HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 400, CAMPBELL CA 95008
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Steve Valenzuela officer: Chief Financial Officer 1800 GREEN HILLS ROAD, SCOTTS VALLEY CA 95066
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