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Carbonite (Carbonite) Debt-to-EBITDA : 8.19 (As of Sep. 2019)


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What is Carbonite Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Carbonite's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was $7.3 Mil. Carbonite's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was $634.2 Mil. Carbonite's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was $78.4 Mil. Carbonite's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was 8.19.

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

CARB's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.04
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Carbonite Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Carbonite Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 9.72 2.49

Carbonite Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 1.78 1.85 15.91 7.73 8.19

Competitive Comparison of Carbonite's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Carbonite'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.


Carbonite's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Carbonite Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Carbonite's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 118.305) / 47.557
=2.49

Carbonite's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(7.273 + 634.193) / 78.356
=8.19

* 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 (Sep. 2019) EBITDA data.


Carbonite  (NAS:CARB) 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.


Carbonite Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Carbonite (Carbonite) Business Description

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Address
Two Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA, USA, 02111
Carbonite Inc is a provider of cloud and hybrid business continuity solutions. Its solutions include Carbonite Personal, which offers unlimited cloud backup for individuals, and Carbonite which offers cloud backup for small and midsize businesses, for an annual flat fee based on the amount of storage needed. Both solutions are packaged at three different service levels. The company derives revenues from subscription fees for its software-as-a-service offerings. A large majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States.
Executives
Linda Connly director C/O CARBONITE, INC., TWO AVENUE DE LAFAYETTE, BOSTON MA 02111
Charles Kane director 289 TURNPIKE RD, WESTBORO MA 01581
Anthony Folger officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CARBONITE, INC., 177 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02115
Todd Krasnow director C/O CARBONITE, INC., 177 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02115
Marina Levinson director C/O ELLIE MAE, INC., 4420 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 500, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Mohamad Ali director, officer: CEO and President 2 AVENUE DE LAFAYETTE, BOSTON MA 02111
Peter Gyenes director 50 WASHINGTON ST, WESBOROUGH MA 012581
Mv Management X, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BUILDING 4, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Menlo Ventures X L P 10 percent owner 2884 SAND HILL RD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Menlo Entrepreneurs Fund X Lp 10 percent owner C/O MENLO VENTURES, 2884 SAND HILL RD SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Mmef X Lp 10 percent owner C/O MENLO VENTURES, 2884 SAND HILL RD SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Tim Clifford director C/O CARBONITE, INC., 177 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02115
Thomas A. Murray officer: SVP, Marketing C/O CARBONITE, INC., 177 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02115
Gary Hromadko director 301 VELOCITY WAY 5TH FLOOR, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Crosslink Capital Inc other: Affiliate of Director 2180 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025

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