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Guided Therapeutics (Guided Therapeutics) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.76 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Guided Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Guided Therapeutics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.39 Mil. Guided Therapeutics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.67 Mil. Guided Therapeutics's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.17 Mil. Guided Therapeutics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.76.

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

GTHP' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.33   Med: -0.55   Max: 5.67
Current: -0.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Guided Therapeutics was 5.67. The lowest was -12.33. And the median was -0.55.

GTHP's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 429 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 1.24 vs GTHP: -0.66

Guided Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guided 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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Guided Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Guided Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -12.33 5.67 -3.46 -0.61 -0.66

Guided Therapeutics 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 -0.33 -0.67 -0.36 -0.89 -1.76

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

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Guided 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.


Guided Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Guided Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Guided Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Guided Therapeutics'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
=(1.392 + 0.666) / -3.126
=-0.66

Guided Therapeutics'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
=(1.392 + 0.666) / -1.168
=-1.76

* 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.


Guided Therapeutics  (OTCPK:GTHP) 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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Guided Therapeutics (Guided Therapeutics) Business Description

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5835 Peachtree Corners East, Suite B, Norcross, GA, USA, 30092
Guided Therapeutics Inc is a medical technology company. It is engaged in developing medical devices that have the potential to improve healthcare. Its primary focus is the sales and marketing of its LuViva Advanced Cervical Scan non-invasive cervical cancer detection device and extension of its cancer detection technology into other cancers, including esophageal. The company generates revenue from the sale of medical devices.
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John E Imhoff director, 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 31083, SEA ISLAND GA 31561
Alan Grujic director 349 FORBES AVE, SAN RAFAEL CA 94901
Michael C James director 2040 MAIN STREET, SUITE 225, IRVINE CA 92614
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Lynne H Imhoff 10 percent owner 2716 SOUTH ROCKFORD ROAD, TULSA OK 74114
Gene S Cartwright officer: Chief Executive Officer 4088 COMMERCIAL AVE, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
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Jonathan M Niloff director C/O MATRITECH, INC., 330 NEVADA STREET, NEWTON MA 02460
Ronald W Allen director P O BOX 1734, ATLANTA GA 30301
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