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AbCellera Biologics (AbCellera Biologics) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.41 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is AbCellera Biologics Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

AbCellera Biologics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $5.53 Mil. AbCellera Biologics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $68.08 Mil. AbCellera Biologics's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-179.41 Mil. AbCellera Biologics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -0.41.

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

ABCL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -44.46   Med: 0.1   Max: 2.39
Current: -0.4

During the past 6 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of AbCellera Biologics was 2.39. The lowest was -44.46. And the median was 0.10.

ABCL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 278 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 1.37 vs ABCL: -0.40

AbCellera Biologics Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for AbCellera Biologics'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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AbCellera Biologics Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

AbCellera Biologics Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -44.46 0.03 0.17 0.32 -0.40

AbCellera Biologics Quarterly Data
Dec18 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -0.38 -0.53 -0.45 -0.36 -0.41

Competitive Comparison of AbCellera Biologics's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Biotechnology subindustry, AbCellera Biologics'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.


AbCellera Biologics's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



AbCellera Biologics Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

AbCellera Biologics'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
=(6.158 + 71.222) / -192.158
=-0.40

AbCellera Biologics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(5.531 + 68.079) / -179.412
=-0.41

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


AbCellera Biologics  (NAS:ABCL) 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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AbCellera Biologics (AbCellera Biologics) Business Description

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Address
2215 Yukon Street, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V5Y 0A1
AbCellera Biologics Inc is an antibody discovery and development engine that's specifically designed to address the barriers of conventional discovery, finding the optimal clinical candidate with greater precision and speed, getting to the clinic and patients sooner. With the integrated AbCellera platform, the company's experts search a wide range of diverse antibodies to select the most effective and developable leads fast and set partners up for enduring success. The company have extensive experience forging partnerships with emerging biotechs and leading pharmaceutical companies. AbCellera leverages proprietary hardware, software, and tools along with the latest data science, to operate as strategic partners and help develop optimized solutions faster for any program.
Executives
John S. Montalbano director C/O ABCELLERA BIOLOGICS INC., 2215 YUKON STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V5Y 0A1
Michael R Hayden director C/O ASPREVA PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, 1203-4464 MARKHAM STREET, VICTORIA A1 V8Z 7X8
Veronique Lecault director, officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O ABCELLERA BIOLOGICS INC., 2215 YUKON STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V5Y 0A1
Thermopylae Holdings Ltd. 10 percent owner 2215 YUKON STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V5Y 0A1
Andrew Booth officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ABCELLERA BIOLOGICS INC., 2215 YUKON STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V5Y 0A1
Andrew Lo director C/O ALPHASIMPLEX GROUP, LLC, ONE CAMBRIDGE CENTER, 9TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
John Hamer director, 10 percent owner PO BOX 14528, RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC 27709-4528
Ester Falconer officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O ABCELLERA BIOLOGICS INC., 2215 YUKON STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V5Y 0A1
Hansen Carl L. G. director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O ABCELLERA BIOLOGICS INC., 2215 YUKON STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V5Y 0A1
Tryn Stimart officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O ABCELLERA BIOLOGICS INC., 2215 YUKON STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V5Y 0A1
Peter Thiel director 9200 SUNSET BOULEVARD, SUITE 1110, WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069
Dcvc Bio, L.p. 10 percent owner 317 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 200, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Dcvc Bio Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 270 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Zachary Bogue 10 percent owner 270 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Matthew Ocko 10 percent owner 270 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301