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Cytokinetics (Cytokinetics) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.67 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cytokinetics Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Cytokinetics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $27.97 Mil. Cytokinetics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $727.80 Mil. Cytokinetics's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-453.99 Mil. Cytokinetics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.66.

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

CYTK' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.26   Med: -1.46   Max: 1.5
Current: -1.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Cytokinetics was 1.50. The lowest was -2.26. And the median was -1.46.

CYTK's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 276 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 1.355 vs CYTK: -1.66

Cytokinetics Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cytokinetics'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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Cytokinetics Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Cytokinetics 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 -1.46 -1.60 -1.47 -2.26 -1.66

Cytokinetics Quarterly Data
Jun19 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 -1.61 -1.65 -1.65 -1.67 -1.60

Competitive Comparison of Cytokinetics's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Cytokinetics'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.


Cytokinetics's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Cytokinetics Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Cytokinetics'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
=(27.971 + 727.8) / -456.684
=-1.65

Cytokinetics'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
=(27.971 + 727.8) / -453.988
=-1.66

* 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.


Cytokinetics  (NAS:CYTK) 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.


Cytokinetics Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Cytokinetics (Cytokinetics) Business Description

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Address
350 Oyster Point Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080
Cytokinetics Inc is a biotechnology company that develops muscle biology-driven treatments for diseases characterized by reduced muscle function, muscle weakness, and fatigue. The company develops treatments for diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, heart failure, spinal muscular atrophy, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The treatment is based on small molecules specifically engineered to increase muscle function and contractility. The company is developing muscle-directed investigational medicines that may potentially improve the health span of people with devastating cardiovascular and neuromuscular diseases of impaired muscle function.
Executives
Robert I Blum officer: EVP, Corp. Development & CBO 280 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
John T Henderson director 320 WAKARA WAY, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Fady Ibraham Malik officer: SVP Research & Early Dev 280 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Wendall Wierenga director 12790 EL CAMINO REAL, C/O NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Muna Bhanji director C/O CYTOKINETICS, INCORPORATED, 280 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Robert Wong officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer 280 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Ching Jaw officer: SVP Finance & CFO 280 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Sandford D Smith director C/O ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC, 26 LANDSDOWNE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
B Lynne Parshall director 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Santo J Costa director
Kaye Edward M. Md director 3450 MONTE VILLA PARKWAY, BOTHELL WA 98011
Robert Arthur Harrington director C/O CYTOKINETICS, INCORPORATED, 350 OYSTER POINT BLVD., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Mark A Schlossberg officer: SVP - Legal & General Counsel C/O IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC., 30831 HUNTWOOD AVENUE, HAYWARD CA 94544
David Cragg officer: V.P., Human Resources 280 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
L Patrick Gage director C/O NEOSE TECHNOLOGIES, 102 WITMER RD, HORSHAM PA 19044