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Lifecore Biomedical (Lifecore Biomedical) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.25 (As of May. 2023)


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What is Lifecore Biomedical Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Lifecore Biomedical's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2023 was $1.9 Mil. Lifecore Biomedical's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2023 was $110.8 Mil. Lifecore Biomedical's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2023 was $-89.9 Mil. Lifecore Biomedical's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2023 was -1.25.

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

LFCR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -218.7   Med: 1.14   Max: 11.62
Current: -3

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Lifecore Biomedical was 11.62. The lowest was -218.70. And the median was 1.14.

LFCR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 659 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 1.66 vs LFCR: -3.00

Lifecore Biomedical Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lifecore Biomedical'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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Lifecore Biomedical Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Lifecore Biomedical Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.33 -30.88 -218.70 11.62 -3.41

Lifecore Biomedical Quarterly Data
Aug18 Nov18 Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23
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 24.48 -11.85 -7.53 -4.94 -1.25

Competitive Comparison of Lifecore Biomedical's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Lifecore Biomedical'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.


Lifecore Biomedical's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Lifecore Biomedical's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lifecore Biomedical Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Lifecore Biomedical's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.85 + 110.774) / -32.994
=-3.41

Lifecore Biomedical's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.85 + 110.774) / -89.864
=-1.25

* 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. 2023) EBITDA data.


Lifecore Biomedical  (NAS:LFCR) 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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Lifecore Biomedical (Lifecore Biomedical) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3515 Lyman Boulevard, Chaska, MN, USA, 55318
Lifecore Biomedical Inc is a fully integrated contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that offers highly differentiated capabilities in the development, fill and finish of complex sterile injectable pharmaceutical products in syringes and vials. It manufactures injectable-grade Hyaluronic Acid.
Executives
Raymond T. White director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Legion Partners, Llc director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Legion Partners Holdings, Llc director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Legion Partners, L.p. Ii director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Legion Partners, L.p. I director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Legion Partners Asset Management, Llc director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Christopher S Kiper director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Nathaniel Calloway director C/O ANEBULO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1415 RANCH ROAD 620 SOUTH, SUITE 201, LAKEWAY TX 78734
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp I 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Raymond H Diradoorian director C/O LANDEC CORPORATION, 2811 AIRPARK DRIVE, SANTA MARIA CA 93455
Joshua Schechter director C/O THE PANTRY, INC., 305 GREGSON DRIVE, CARY NC 27511
Patrick D Walsh director 14282 FRANKLIN AVE., TUSTIN CA 92780
John D Morberg officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LANDEC CORPORATION, 2811 AIRPARK DRIVE, SANTA MARIA CA 93455
Albert D. Bolles director CONAGRA FOODS, INC., ONE CONAGRA DRIVE, MS 1-330, OMAHA NE 68102
James G Hall officer: Executive Vice President 3515 LYMAN BLVD., CHASKA MN 55318