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Polar Power (Polar Power) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.65 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Polar Power Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Polar Power's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.68 Mil. Polar Power's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.86 Mil. Polar Power's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-11.57 Mil. Polar Power's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.65.

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

POLA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.86   Med: -0.49   Max: 3.27
Current: -1.35

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Polar Power was 3.27. The lowest was -1.86. And the median was -0.49.

POLA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 2290 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.75 vs POLA: -1.35

Polar Power Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Polar Power'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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Polar Power Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Polar Power 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 -1.28 -0.34 -1.86 -0.48 -1.35

Polar Power 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 -0.50 -1.55 -9.34 -1.37 -0.65

Competitive Comparison of Polar Power's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Polar Power'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.


Polar Power's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Polar Power Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Polar Power'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
=(5.683 + 1.856) / -5.602
=-1.35

Polar Power'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
=(5.683 + 1.856) / -11.572
=-0.65

* 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.


Polar Power  (NAS:POLA) 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.


Polar Power Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Polar Power (Polar Power) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
249 East Gardena Boulevard, Gardena, CA, USA, 90248
Polar Power Inc is engaged in designing, manufacture, and sell DC power generators, renewable energy and cooling systems for applications primarily in the telecommunications market and, to a lesser extent, in other markets, including military, electric vehicle, marine and industrial. The company's products include DC generators, Back-up DC generators, hybrid power systems, Li-Ion battery systems, and Marine DC generators. The Companie's geographical presence is in United States, Canada, Mexico, South Pacific Islands, Japan, Europe and Middle East and Other Asia Pacific countries.
Executives
Keith Albrecht director 249 E. GARDENA BOULEVARD, GARDENA CA 90248
Arthur D. Sams director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, CEO, Secretary 249 E. GARDENA BOULEVARD, GARDENA CA 90248
Rajesh Masina officer: Chief Operating Officer 249 E. GARDENA BOULEVARD, GARDENA CA 90248
Luis Zavala officer: Chief Financial Officer 249 E. GARDENA BOULEVARD, GARDENA CA 90248
Peter Gross director 249 E. GARDENA BLVD., GARDENA CA 90248
Matthew Goldman director 249 E. GARDENA BOULEVARD, GARDENA CA 90248