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AXT (AXTI) Debt-to-EBITDA : -16.89 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is AXT Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

AXT's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $53.38 Mil. AXT's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.35 Mil. AXT's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3.30 Mil. AXT's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -16.89.

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

AXTI' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.34   Med: 1.14   Max: 1.62
Current: -6.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of AXT was 1.62. The lowest was -6.34. And the median was 1.14.

AXTI's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 710 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs AXTI: -6.34

AXT Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

AXT Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.45 1.14 0.66 1.62 -6.34

AXT Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 3.09 -13.59 -3.92 -3.08 -16.89

Competitive Comparison of AXT's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, AXT'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.


AXT's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



AXT Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

AXT's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(53.379 + 2.351) / -8.784
=-6.34

AXT's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(53.379 + 2.351) / -3.3
=-16.89

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


AXT  (NAS:AXTI) 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.


AXT Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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AXT (AXTI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4281 Technology Drive, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
AXT Inc is a developer and producer of compound and single-element semiconductor substrates, also known as wafers. The dominant substrates used in producing semiconductor chips and other electronic circuits are made from silicon. It is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, and distribution of high-performance compound semiconductor substrates and the sale of materials. The company provides alternative or specialty materials in the form of substrates or wafers, including compound and single-element substrates. Its compound substrates combine indium with phosphorous or gallium with arsenic. Geographically firm has its business presence across the region of Europe, Japan, Taiwan, China, North America, and the Asia Pacific from which China derives its maximum revenue to the company.
Executives
Russell Christine director 17165 PINE STREET, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Gary L Fischer officer: Vice President, CFO & Corp Sec 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Morris S Young director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Jesse Chen director 18975 MONTE VISTA DR, SARATOGA CA 95070
David C Chang director C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Ni-pixel director 4699 OLD IRONSIDE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Robert G Ochrym officer: VP Business Development 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Wilson Weicheng Lin officer: Chief Operating Officer 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Leonard J Leblanc director
Davis Zhang officer: President, JV Operations AXT, INC 4281, TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Hong Q Hou officer: Chief Operating Officer
Nai-yu Pai director 2065 ACADIA CT, CUPERTINO CA 94014
Raymond Anthony Low officer: Chief Financial Officer 25 SHADOW TREE CT, DANVILLE CA 94506
John J Cerilli officer: VP Global Sales & Marketing 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Yin Philip C S officer: Chief Executive Officer 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538