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Applied DNA Sciences (Applied DNA Sciences) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.08 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Applied DNA Sciences Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Applied DNA Sciences's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.51 Mil. Applied DNA Sciences's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.61 Mil. Applied DNA Sciences's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-13.96 Mil. Applied DNA Sciences's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.08.

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 Applied DNA Sciences's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

APDN' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.19   Med: -0.15   Max: -0.09
Current: -0.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Applied DNA Sciences was -0.09. The lowest was -0.19. And the median was -0.15.

APDN's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 106 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 2.005 vs APDN: -0.09

Applied DNA Sciences Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Applied DNA Sciences'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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Applied DNA Sciences Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Applied DNA Sciences Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.19 -0.19 - - -0.13

Applied DNA Sciences 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 - -0.16 -0.14 -0.08 -0.08

Competitive Comparison of Applied DNA Sciences's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Applied DNA Sciences'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.


Applied DNA Sciences's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Applied DNA Sciences's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Applied DNA Sciences Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Applied DNA Sciences's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.499 + 0.739) / -9.591
=-0.13

Applied DNA Sciences'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
=(0.51 + 0.607) / -13.96
=-0.08

* 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.


Applied DNA Sciences  (NAS:APDN) 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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Applied DNA Sciences (Applied DNA Sciences) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
50 Health Sciences Drive, Stony Brook, New York, NY, USA, 11790
Applied DNA Sciences Inc is a biotechnology company developing and commercializing technologies to produce and detect deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) nd ribonucleic acid (RNA). The company operates in three business segments- Therapeutic DNA Production Services, MDx Testing Services, and DNA Tagging and Security Products and Services. It generates majority of its revenue from the MDx Testing Services which is involved in performing and developing clinical molecular diagnostic and genetic tests and clinical laboratory testing services. The company provides its products and services under the brand of Applied DNA Sciences, SigNature molecular tags, SigNature T molecular tags, fiberTyping, SigNify and others.
Executives
Clay Shorrock officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC., 50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE, STONY BROOK NY 11790
Scott L Anchin director 16990 GOLDENTOP ROAD, SUITE A, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
William W Montgomery 10 percent owner 34211 SEAVEY LOOP RD., EUGENE OR 97405
Judith Murrah officer: Chief Information Officer C/O APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC., 50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE, STONY BROOK NY 11790
Beth Jantzen officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC., 50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE, STONY BROOK NY 11790
Yacov A Shamash director
Robert B Catell director 62 OSBORNE ROAD, GARDEN CITY NY 11530
John Iii Bitzer director C/O APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC., 50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE, STONY BROOK NY 11790
Joseph D. Ceccoli director C/O APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC., 50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE, STONY BROOK NY 11790
Elizabeth M. Ferguson director 50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE, STONY BROOK NY 11790
Charles S. Ryan director C/O APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC., 50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE, STONY BROOK NY 11790
James A Hayward director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O 25 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE, SUITE 113, NEW YORK NY 11790
Karol Gray officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC., 50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE, STONY BROOK NY 11790
Ming-hwa Benjamin Liang officer: Strategic Tech. Dev. Officer C/O APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC., 50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE, STONY BROOK NY 11790
Yacov Shamash director 100 ENGINEERING, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NY, STONE BROOK NY 117942200

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