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Acer Therapeutics (Acer Therapeutics) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.88 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Acer Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Acer Therapeutics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $32.17 Mil. Acer Therapeutics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $0.10 Mil. Acer Therapeutics's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $-17.14 Mil. Acer Therapeutics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was -1.88.

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

ACER' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.64   Med: -0.02   Max: -0.01
Current: -1.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Acer Therapeutics was -0.01. The lowest was -1.64. And the median was -0.02.

ACER's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 1.325 vs ACER: -1.64

Acer Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acer Therapeutics'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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Acer Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Acer Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -0.02 -0.02 -0.03 -0.48

Acer Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 -0.30 -0.40 -0.57 -1.44 -1.88

Competitive Comparison of Acer Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Acer Therapeutics'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.


Acer Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Acer Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Acer Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.431 + 9.434) / -24.548
=-0.48

Acer Therapeutics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(32.17 + 0.101) / -17.14
=-1.88

* 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. 2023) EBITDA data.


Acer Therapeutics  (OTCPK:ACER) 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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Acer Therapeutics (Acer Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
300 Washington Street, One Gateway Center, Suite 351, Newton, MA, USA, 02458
Acer Therapeutics Inc operates as a pharmaceutical company. Principally, it is focused on the acquisition, development, and commercialization of therapies for patients with serious rare and ultra-rare diseases with a critical unmet medical need. The company's clinical pipeline includes three categories of severe genetic disorders namely EDSIVO for vEDS, and ACER-001 for urea cycle disorders and maple syrup urine disease.
Executives
Chris Schelling director, officer: President and Chief Executive C/O ACER THERAPEUTICS INC., 222 THIRD STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Steve Aselage director 6300 DUMBARTON CIRCLE, FREMONT CA 94555
Tanya Hayden officer: Chief Operating Officer 300 WASHINGTON STREET, ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, NEWTON MA 02458
Adrian W Quartel officer: Chief Medical Officer 300 WASHINGTON STREET, ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, NEWTON MA 02458
Bernard H Paul officer: Chief People Officer 300 WASHINGTON STREET, ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, NEWTON MA 02458
Jefferson E Davis officer: Chief Business Officer 300 WASHINGTON STREET, ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, NEWTON MA 02458
John Michael Dunn director C/O VITAL THERAPIES, INC., 15010 AVENUE OF SCIENCE, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Donald Joseph officer: Chief Legal Officer and Secy C/O KALOBIOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 260 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
John Michael Klopp officer: Chief Technology Officer ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, 300 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON MA 02458
Matthew Seibt officer: Chief Commercial Officer ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, 300 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON MA 02458
Michelle Renee Griffin director 19723 NE 65TH LANE, KIRKLAND WA 98033
Harry S Palmin officer: Chief Opp. and Financial Offr C/O NOVELOS THERAPUETICS, INC., ONE GATEWAY CENTER,SUITE 504, NEWTON MA 02458
William T. Andrews officer: Chief Medical Officer ONE MAIN STREET, SUITE 800, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Jason Amello director 500 KENDALL STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 01824
Salma Jutt-eghbali officer: Chief Commercial Officer ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, 300 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON MA 02458