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Wegener (Wegener) Debt-to-EBITDA : -2.77 (As of May. 2012)


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What is Wegener Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Wegener's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was $4.25 Mil. Wegener's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was $0.00 Mil. Wegener's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was $-1.53 Mil. Wegener's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 was -2.77.

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

WGNR's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.795
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Wegener Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wegener'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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Wegener Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Wegener Annual Data
Trend Aug01 Aug02 Aug03 Aug04 Aug05 Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Aug09 Aug10
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 1.19 0.79 -2.69 -5.19

Wegener Quarterly Data
Aug07 Nov07 Feb08 May08 Aug08 Nov08 Feb09 May09 Aug09 Nov09 Feb10 May10 Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12
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 -8.37 2.68 -2.20 177.08 -2.77

Competitive Comparison of Wegener's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Wegener'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.


Wegener's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Wegener's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wegener Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Wegener's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2010 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(3.85 + 0) / -0.742
=-5.19

Wegener's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(4.25 + 0) / -1.532
=-2.77

* 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 (May. 2012) EBITDA data.


Wegener  (OTCPK:WGNR) 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.


Wegener Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Wegener (Wegener) Business Description

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Address
930 Interstate Ridge Drive, Suite A, Gainesville, GA, USA, 30501
Wegener Corp is engaged in Manufacturing and sale of electronic products and systems primarily for the radio broadcast market and digital signage market. Its product line includes iPump media servers, digital signage applications, and audio and data networks.
Executives
David W Wright director

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