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CymaBay Therapeutics (CymaBay Therapeutics) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.78 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CymaBay Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

CymaBay Therapeutics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.01 Mil. CymaBay Therapeutics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $104.49 Mil. CymaBay Therapeutics's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-147.06 Mil. CymaBay Therapeutics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.78.

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

CBAY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.34   Med: -0.35   Max: -0.02
Current: -1.34

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of CymaBay Therapeutics was -0.02. The lowest was -1.34. And the median was -0.35.

CBAY's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 1.36 vs CBAY: -1.34

CymaBay Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

CymaBay 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 -0.02 -0.04 -0.60 -1.01 -1.34

CymaBay 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 -1.01 -0.98 6.19 -0.91 -0.78

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

For the Biotechnology subindustry, CymaBay 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.


CymaBay Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



CymaBay Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

CymaBay 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
=(10.007 + 104.487) / -85.744
=-1.34

CymaBay 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
=(10.007 + 104.487) / -147.06
=-0.78

* 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.


CymaBay Therapeutics  (NAS:CBAY) 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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CymaBay Therapeutics (CymaBay Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7575 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 110, Newark, CA, USA, 94560
CymaBay Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies for patients with liver and other chronic diseases with high unmet medical need. Its product in pipeline includes two clinical stage product candidates: seladelpar (a PPARd agonist) and MBX-2982 (a GPR119 agonist).
Executives
Charles Mcwherter officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS, INC., 7575 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 110, NEWARK CA 94560
Daniel Menold officer: Vice President, Finance C/O CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS, INC., 7575 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 110, NEWARK CA 94560
Paul T Quinlan officer: General Counsel C/O CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS, INC., 7575 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 110, NEWARK CA 94560
Janet Dorling director C/O ACHAOGEN, INC., 1 TOWER PLACE, SUITE 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Sujal Shah director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS, INC., 7575 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 110, NEWARK CA 94560
Kurt Von Emster director 601 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 350, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Harish Shantharam officer: Chief Financial Officer 7575 GATEWAY BLVD, NEWARK CA 94560
Dennis D Kim officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O EMERALD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 130 NORTH MARINA DRIVE, LONG BEACH CA 90803
Eric Lefebvre director C/O TOBIRA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 701 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, #200, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Thomas G Wiggans director
Lewis J Stuart officer: Chief Commercial Officer 3172 PORTER DRIVE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
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