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EMCORE (EMCORE) Debt-to-EBITDA : -2.77 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is EMCORE Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

EMCORE's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.95 Mil. EMCORE's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $27.87 Mil. EMCORE's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-11.48 Mil. EMCORE's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.77.

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

EMKR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.53   Med: -1.31   Max: 0.59
Current: -2.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of EMCORE was 0.59. The lowest was -5.53. And the median was -1.31.

EMKR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 712 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs EMKR: -2.39

EMCORE Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

EMCORE Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.19 -5.53 0.59 -1.08 -1.54

EMCORE 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 -1.76 -0.97 -1.85 1.68 -2.77

Competitive Comparison of EMCORE's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Semiconductors subindustry, EMCORE'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.


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

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

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



EMCORE Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

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

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(3.885 + 30.63) / -22.4
=-1.54

EMCORE'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
=(3.945 + 27.868) / -11.476
=-2.77

* 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.


EMCORE  (NAS:EMKR) 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.


EMCORE Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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EMCORE (EMCORE) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2015 W. Chestnut Street, Alhambra, CA, USA, 91803
EMCORE Corp is a provider of sensors and navigation systems for the aerospace and defense market. The company operates in one reporting segment, Inertial Navigation, whose product technology categories include: (a) FOG, (b) QMEMS, (c) RLG, in each case which serve the aerospace and defense market. The company operates geographically in United States and Canada, which is the key revenue generator; Asia; Europe; and Other.
Executives
Awm Investment Company, Inc. 10 percent owner 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rex S Jackson director C/O SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 3100 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Jeffrey Rittichier officer: Chief Executive Officer 2015 CHESTNUT ST, ALHAMBRA CA 91803
Stephen L Domenik director C/O SEVIN ROSEN FUNDS, 13455 NOEL RD #1670, DALLAS TX 75240
Noel Heiks director C/O EMCORE CORPORATION, 2015 CHESTNUT ST., ALHAMBRA CA 91803
Thomas P. Minichiello officer: Chief Financial Officer 750 N. COMMONS DRIVE, AURORA IL 60504
Bruce Grooms director C/O EMCORE CORPORATION, 2015 CHESTNUT ST., ALHAMBRA CA 91803
Mark A Gordon officer: Intrm Princ Fin and Acc Offcr 2015 CHESTNUT STREET, ALHAMBRA CA 91803
Iain Black officer: SVP, Operations 2015 CHESTNUT STREET, ALHAMBRA CA 91803
David Gregory Wojciechowski officer: Vice President, Sales 2015 CHESTNUT STREET, ALHAMBRA CA 91803
Jikun Kim officer: Chief Financial Officer 181 W. HUNTINGTON DRIVE, SUITE 202, MONROVIA CA 91016
Albert Lu officer: Sr. V.P. of Engineering 2015 CHESTNUT STREET, ALHAMBRA CA 91803
Coringrato Edward J Jr. director 301 1ST STREET, SW, SUITE 200, ROANOKE VA 24011
Mark Weinswig officer: Chief Financial Officer EMCORE CORP, 10420 RESEARCH ROAD, SE, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87123
Steven R Becker director, other: See Remarks 5525 NAKOMA DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75209