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Heritage Global (Heritage Global) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.53 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Heritage Global Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Heritage Global's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.52 Mil. Heritage Global's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.35 Mil. Heritage Global's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.78 Mil. Heritage Global's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.53.

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

HGBL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.22   Med: 0.47   Max: 2.44
Current: 0.67

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Heritage Global was 2.44. The lowest was -8.22. And the median was 0.47.

HGBL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
66.03% of 418 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 1.565 vs HGBL: 0.67

Heritage Global Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Heritage Global'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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Heritage Global Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Heritage Global 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 0.58 0.16 1.89 0.61 0.67

Heritage Global 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 0.54 0.50 0.86 1.04 0.53

Competitive Comparison of Heritage Global's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Heritage Global'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.


Heritage Global's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Heritage Global's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Heritage Global Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Heritage Global'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
=(2.522 + 7.354) / 14.833
=0.67

Heritage Global'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
=(2.522 + 7.354) / 18.784
=0.53

* 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.


Heritage Global  (NAS:HGBL) 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.


Heritage Global Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Heritage Global (Heritage Global) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12625 High Bluff Drive, Suite 305, San Diego, CA, USA, 92130
Heritage Global Inc values and monetizes industrial and financial assets by providing acquisition, disposition, valuation, and lending services for surplus and distressed assets. It aids in facilitating the economy by diverting useful industrial assets from landfills and operating a supply chain by overseeing the post-sale account activity of financial assets. The group operates in four segments namely Auction and Liquidation; Refurbishment and Resale; Brokerage and Specialty Lending. It generates maximum revenue from the Auction and Liquidation segment. The Auction and Liquidation segment, through HGP, operates as a global full-service auction, appraisal, and asset advisory firm, including the acquisition of turnkey manufacturing facilities and used industrial machinery and equipment.
Executives
Nicholas Kirk Dove officer: President, Industrial Assets 12509 EL CAMINO REAL, UNIT B, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Samuel L Shimer director C/O HERITAGE GLOBAL INC., 12625 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 305, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Ross Dove officer: President of Subsidiary 330 HATCH DRIVE, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
David Van Ludwig officer: President of subsidiary 10 SUNSET HILLS PROFESSIONAL CENTRE, EDWARDSVILLE IL 62025
Michael Hexner director 200 BRANNAN STREET, #332, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Topline Capital Partners, Lp 10 percent owner 544 EUCLID STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90402
Topline Capital Management, Llc other: See Explanation in Footnotes 544 EUCLID STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90402
William L Burnham director INDUCTIVE CAPITAL LP, 9855 DOUBLE R BLVD, STE 125, RENO NV 89521
James Edward Sklar officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary 31500 NORTHWESTERN HWY., SUITE 105, FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48334
Kelly S Sharpe director 5094 NORTHLAWN DR., SAN JOSE CA 95130
Barbara A Sinsley director 2502 KENNETH ST., MARRIETA GA 30066
Shirley Cho director 12227 VALLEYHEART DRIVE, STUDIO CITY CA 91604
Brian J. Cobb officer: VP of Finance and Controller 12625 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 305, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Allan C Silber officer: President C/O COUNSEL CORPORATION, 700 - 1 TORONTO ST., TORONTO A6 M5C 2V6
Mcbirney Collin other: See Explanation in Footnotes 544 EUCLID STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90402

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