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First Wave BioPharma (First Wave BioPharma) Debt-to-EBITDA

: -0.05 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

First Wave BioPharma's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.68 Mil. First Wave BioPharma's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.15 Mil. First Wave BioPharma's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-16.35 Mil. First Wave BioPharma's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.05.

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 First Wave BioPharma's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FWBI' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.82   Med: -0.04   Max: -0.02
Current: -0.05

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of First Wave BioPharma was -0.02. The lowest was -1.82. And the median was -0.04.

FWBI's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 278 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 1.355 vs FWBI: -0.05

First Wave BioPharma Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Wave BioPharma'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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First Wave BioPharma Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.12 -0.02 -0.02 -0.06 -0.05

First Wave BioPharma 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.06 -0.04 -0.02 -0.02 -0.05

Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, First Wave BioPharma'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.


First Wave BioPharma Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

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

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



First Wave BioPharma Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

First Wave BioPharma'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
=(0.68 + 0.147) / -15.743
=-0.05

First Wave BioPharma'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
=(0.68 + 0.147) / -16.348
=-0.05

* 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.


First Wave BioPharma  (NAS:FWBI) 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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First Wave BioPharma (First Wave BioPharma) Business Description

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Address
777 Yamato Road, Suite 502, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33431
First Wave BioPharma Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of targeted, non-systemic therapies for gastrointestinal diseases. It is advancing a therapeutic development pipeline populated with multiple clinical-stage programs built around its two proprietary technologies-niclosamide, an oral small molecule with anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties, and the biologic adrulipase, a recombinant lipase enzyme designed to enable the digestion of fats and other nutrients.
Executives
James Sapirstein director, officer: President and CEO 1517 SAN JACINTO, HOUSTON TX 77002
Sarah Romano officer: Chief Financial Officer 271 WAVERLY OAKS ROAD, WALTHAM MA 02452
Charles J Casamento director 99 BELBROOK WAY, ATHERTON CA 94027
David Andrew Hoffman director 777 YAMATO ROAD, SUITE 502, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Edward Borkowski director 1500 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 400, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Mary Theresa Coelho director 52 SUNRISE PARK ROAD, NEW HAMPTON NY 43017
Alastair Riddell director C/OAZURRX BIOPHARMA,INC.760 PARKSIDE AVE, DOWNSTATE BIOTECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR,STE217, BROOKLY NY 11226
Vern Lee Schramm director 1300 MORRIS PARK AVE., BIOCHEMISTRY DEPT., BRONX NY 10461
Gregory Oakes director 760 PARKSIDE AVENUE, SUITE 304, BROOKLYN NY 11226
James Pennington officer: CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER 25801 INDUSTRIAL BLVD, SUITE B, HAYWARD CA 94545
Daniel H Schneiderman officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 760 PARKSIDE AVE. SUITE 304, SUITE 207, BROOKLYN NY 11226
Ross Edmund Burke Jr. 10 percent owner C/O JDJ FAMILY OFFICE SERVICES, P.O. BOX 962049, BOSTON MA 02196
Johan M. Spoor director, officer: President and CEO 500 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 1600, BOSTON MA 02116
Maged Shenouda director 305 WEST 18TH STREET, APT 4B, NEW YORK NY 10011
Pelican Partners Llc 10 percent owner PO BOX 2422, WESTPORT CT 06880