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VioQuest Pharmaceuticals (VioQuest Pharmaceuticals) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.00 (As of Jun. 2008)


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What is VioQuest Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

VioQuest Pharmaceuticals's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was $0.00 Mil. VioQuest Pharmaceuticals's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was $0.00 Mil. VioQuest Pharmaceuticals's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was $-4.10 Mil. VioQuest Pharmaceuticals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was 0.00.

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

VOQP's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 1.31
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

VioQuest Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for VioQuest 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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VioQuest Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

VioQuest Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -0.03 -0.05 -0.39

VioQuest Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08
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 -0.23 -0.30 -0.70 - -

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

For the Biotechnology subindustry, VioQuest 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.


VioQuest Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



VioQuest Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

VioQuest Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.93 + 0) / -7.575
=-0.39

VioQuest Pharmaceuticals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 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 (Jun. 2008) EBITDA data.


VioQuest Pharmaceuticals  (OTCPK:VOQP) 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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VioQuest Pharmaceuticals (VioQuest Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
P.O. Box 2287, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55402
Website
VioQuest Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of clinical stage drug therapies targeting both the molecular basis of cancer and side effects of cancer treatment.
Executives
Mark D Dacko director, officer: CFO and Secretary 800 NICOLLET MALL SUITE 2690, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Christopher P. Schnittker officer: V.P. & Chief Financial Officer 29 EMMONS DRIVE, SUITE C-10, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Brian Lenz officer: CFO and Treasurer 65 COMMERCE WAY, HACKENSACK NJ 07601
Lau Johnson Yiu Nam director
Michael Weiser director C/O SPACES, SUITE 265, 3350 VIRGINIA STREET, MIAMI FL 33133
Stephen Rocamboli director, officer: Secretary C/OPARMOUNT CAPITAL, 787 SEVENTH AVE 48TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10019
Daniel E Greenleaf director, officer: President and CEO C/O NABI BIO PHARMACEUTICALS, 5800 PARK OF COMMERCE BLVD., N.W., BOCA RATON FL 33487
Lester E Lipschutz 10 percent owner WOLF BLOCK SCHORR AND SOLIS COHEN, 1650 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
David M Tanen director TWO RIVER GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC., 689 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022

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