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VGTel (VGTL) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.02 (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is VGTel Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

VGTel's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $1.03 Mil. VGTel's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $0.00 Mil. VGTel's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $-1.01 Mil. VGTel's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was -1.02.

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

VGTL's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.69
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

VGTel Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

VGTel Annual Data
Trend Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14
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VGTel Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of VGTel's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, VGTel'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.


VGTel's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, VGTel's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



VGTel Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

VGTel's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 0) / -1.855
=0.00

VGTel's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.028 + 0) / -1.012
=-1.02

* 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. 2014) EBITDA data.


VGTel  (OTCPK:VGTL) 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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VGTel (VGTL) Business Description

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Address
1750 N. Collins Boulevard, Suite 208, Richardson, TX, USA, 75080
VGTel Inc is a multi-platform entertainment company with an emphasis on capitalizing on the increasing demand for ultra-high definition (UHD) or 4K content.
Executives
Kirk P Mcdonald director, 10 percent owner 5 STONE FENCE LN, STAMFORD CT 06903

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