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Cal Bay International (Cal Bay International) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.09 (As of Sep. 2006)


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What is Cal Bay International Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Cal Bay International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.34 Mil. Cal Bay International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.00 Mil. Cal Bay International's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was $-3.66 Mil. Cal Bay International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was -0.09.

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 Cal Bay International's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CBYI's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 1.33
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Cal Bay International Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cal Bay International'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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Cal Bay International Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Cal Bay International Annual Data
Trend Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05
Debt-to-EBITDA
- -0.02 -0.02 -0.13 -0.13

Cal Bay International Quarterly Data
Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06
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 -0.09 -0.10 -0.37 -0.31 -0.09

Competitive Comparison of Cal Bay International's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Cal Bay International'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.


Cal Bay International's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Cal Bay International's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cal Bay International's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Cal Bay International Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Cal Bay International's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.34 + 0) / -2.698
=-0.13

Cal Bay International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.34 + 0) / -3.656
=-0.09

* 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 (Sep. 2006) EBITDA data.


Cal Bay International  (OTCPK:CBYI) 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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Cal Bay International (Cal Bay International) Business Description

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Address
1887 Whitney Mesa Drive, No. 2127, Henderson, NV, USA, 89014
Cal Bay International Inc acquired a Financial, merchant card processing system, CB Green Card, that allows the legal payment to the dispensary by patients using the CB Green card for purchases within the dispensaries. The majority of the transactions are on a cash only basis. The company's merchant processing system allows for the registered dispensaries to be able to accept and process the patients CB Green card and have the proceeds deposited to their financial institution, creating an alternative to holding large amounts of non depositable cash to the banks and at the same time creating a verifiable transaction of sales for state and Federal tax collection agencies. The company has also developed a formula specifically designed for enhancing the growth of marijuana plants.

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