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LifeQuest World (LifeQuest World) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.03 (As of May. 2009)


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What is LifeQuest World Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

LifeQuest World's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2009 was $0.03 Mil. LifeQuest World's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2009 was $0.00 Mil. LifeQuest World's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2009 was $-1.08 Mil. LifeQuest World's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2009 was -0.03.

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

LQWC's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 1.71
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

LifeQuest World Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for LifeQuest World'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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LifeQuest World Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

LifeQuest World Annual Data
Trend May00 May01 May02 May03 May04 May05 May06 May07 May08 May09
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.05 -0.01 - - -0.03

LifeQuest World Semi-Annual Data
May99 May00 May01 May02 May03 May04 May05 May06 May07 May08 May09
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.05 -0.01 - - -0.03

Competitive Comparison of LifeQuest World's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, LifeQuest World'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.


LifeQuest World's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, LifeQuest World's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



LifeQuest World Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

LifeQuest World's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2009 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.031 + 0) / -1.084
=-0.03

LifeQuest World's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2009 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.031 + 0) / -1.084
=-0.03

* 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 one times the quarterly (May. 2009) EBITDA data.


LifeQuest World  (OTCPK:LQWC) 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.


LifeQuest World Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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LifeQuest World (LifeQuest World) Business Description

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Address
100 Challenger Road, 8th Floor, Ridgefield Park, NJ, USA, 07660
LifeQuest World Corp is a technology leader in low-cost, low-maintenance, eco-friendly, decentralized wastewater treatment. It intends to rapidly add solutions for the treatment of effluents. The company markets the following products namely BioPipe; Abrimix water treatment technology is capable of treating industrial wastewater and Goslyn is a patented fat, oil, and grease recovery device used in restaurants, hotels, and industrial kitchens.
Executives
Anthony Carl Jurak director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 297 MARIN ST, SAINTE ADELE QUEBEC A1 J8B2P8
Roger Theriault director, officer: President 1181 GRIER DR., SUITE C, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
Maria Jose Guedes officer: V.P. of Operations/Asst. Secy. 1181 GRIER DR., SUITE C, LAS VEGAS NV 89119

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