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Electronic Control Security (Electronic Control Security) EV-to-EBITDA : -0.06 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is Electronic Control Security EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Electronic Control Security's enterprise value is $0.09 Mil. Electronic Control Security's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2014 was $-1.50 Mil. Therefore, Electronic Control Security's EV-to-EBITDA for today is -0.06.

The historical rank and industry rank for Electronic Control Security's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

EKCS's EV-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 9.09
* Ranked among companies with meaningful EV-to-EBITDA only.

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-06-24), Electronic Control Security's stock price is $0.0042. Electronic Control Security's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2014 was $-0.110. Therefore, Electronic Control Security's PE Ratio for today is At Loss.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Electronic Control Security EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electronic Control Security's EV-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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Electronic Control Security EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Electronic Control Security Annual Data
Trend Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -8.10 4.93 3.88 -1.08 -1.23

Electronic Control Security Quarterly Data
Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14
EV-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 -2.31 -1.23 -1.46 -0.75 -0.65

Competitive Comparison of Electronic Control Security's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Electronic Control Security's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-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.


Electronic Control Security's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Electronic Control Security's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Electronic Control Security's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Electronic Control Security EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Electronic Control Security's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=0.091/-1.495
=-0.06

Electronic Control Security's current Enterprise Value is $0.09 Mil.
Electronic Control Security's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2014 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.50 Mil.

* 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.


Electronic Control Security  (OTCPK:EKCS) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Electronic Control Security's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=0.0042/-0.110
=At Loss

Electronic Control Security's share price for today is $0.0042.
Electronic Control Security's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2014 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.110.

* 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.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Electronic Control Security (Electronic Control Security) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
790 Bloomfield Avenue, Building C-1, Clifton, NJ, USA, 07012
Electronic Control Security Inc is a single source security technology provider. It designs, manufactures, and supplies standalone and fully integrated state-of-the-art entry control and perimeter intrusion detection systems for the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, nuclear power stations, and various international customers. ECSI designs and interfaces commercial-off-the-shelf hardware, offering systems that are cost-effective and flexible to achieve a secure and normal environment for a facility. Its products are Advanced Radar Technologies; Water Infrastructure Sensing Equipment; Flight Line Security and Others.
Executives
Stephen Rossetti director 5408 DUVALL DR, BETHESDA MD 20816-1872
Gordon E Fornell director
Norman J Barta director C/O NEPHROS, INC., 3960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10032

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