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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (Catalyst Pharmaceuticals) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.02 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.4 Mil. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.2 Mil. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $203.3 Mil. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.02.

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

CPRX' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0.03   Max: 0.08
Current: 0.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals was 0.08. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.03.

CPRX's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
94.58% of 277 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 1.36 vs CPRX: 0.03

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 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 0.03 - 0.08 0.04 0.03

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 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 0.03 0.02 0.02 -0.03 0.02

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

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Catalyst 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.


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

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

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



Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals'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
=(0.369 + 3.188) / 119.693
=0.03

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals'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
=(0.369 + 3.188) / 203.34
=0.02

* 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.


Catalyst Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:CPRX) 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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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (Catalyst Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
355 Alhambra Circle, Suite 801, Coral Gables, FL, USA, 33134
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare, debilitating, chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases. It offers Firdapse, a proprietary form of amifampridine phosphate for the treatment of patients with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome.
Executives
Molly Harper director 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 801, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
David S Tierney director C/O ABLE LABORATORIES, INC., 6 HOLLYWOOD COURT, CN 1013, SOUTH PLAINFIELD NJ 07080
Alicia Grande officer: Chief Accounting Officer 220 MIRACLE MILE, SUITE 234, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Gary Ingenito officer: Chief Medical Officer 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 1500, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Steve Miller officer: VP Development & Management 220 MIRACLE MILE, SUITE 234, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Tamar Thompson director C/O AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES, INC., 10975 N. TORREY PINES RD., SUITE 150, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Patrick J Mcenany director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and Chief Executive C/O THERMOGENESIS CORP, 2711 CITRUS ROAD, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95742
Carmen Jeffrey Del officer: Chief Commercial Officer 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 801, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Brian Elsbernd officer: Chief Compliance/Legal Officer 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Philip H Coelho director C/O THERMOGENESIS CORP, 2711 CITRUS ROAD, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95742
Charles B O'keeffe director 220 MIRACLE MILE, SUITE 234, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Donald A Denkhaus director 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 1500, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Preethi Sundaram officer: Chief Product Devel. Officer 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 801, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Daniel Brennan officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC, 1333 SOUTH SPECTRUM BLVD, SUITE 100, CHANDLER AZ 85286
M Douglas Winship officer: V.P. of Regulatory Operations 220 MIRACLE MILE, SUITE 234, CORAL GABLES FL 33134