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Body Central (Body Central) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.32 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Body Central Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Body Central's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $0.8 Mil. Body Central's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $19.4 Mil. Body Central's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $-62.4 Mil. Body Central's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was -0.32.

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

BODY's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 2.69
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Body Central Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Body Central'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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Body Central Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Body Central Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 2.93 - - - -0.37

Body Central Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
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 - -0.72 -0.51 -0.20 -0.32

Competitive Comparison of Body Central's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Body Central'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.


Body Central's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Body Central's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Body Central Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Body Central's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.737 + 7.369) / -22.141
=-0.37

Body Central's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.767 + 19.379) / -62.352
=-0.32

* 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 (Sep. 2014) EBITDA data.


Body Central  (OTCPK:BODY) 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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Body Central (Body Central) Business Description

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Body Central Corp is a multi-channel specialty retailer offering apparel and accessories. The company operates specialty apparel stores under the Body Central and Body Shop banners as well as a direct business comprised Boy central catalog and e-commerce website. Its products include tops, dresses, bottoms, jewelry, lingerie, accessories, and shoes. The company markets and sells its products under Bodycentral, Sexy stretch and Lipstick lingerie brand labels.
Executives
683 Capital Partners, Lp 10 percent owner C/O 683 CAPITAL GP, LLC, 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
683 Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ari Zweiman director C/O 683 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
Solas Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 1063 POST ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Tucker Golden Frederick 10 percent owner C/O SOLAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 1063 POST ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Donna R Ecton director C/O BODY CENTRAL CORP., 6225 POWERS AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32217
Thomas W Stoltz officer: COO & CFO 611 BAINBRIDGE STREET, SUITE 100, C/O CARLOTZ, INC., RICHMOND VA 23224
John K Haley director C/O GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC. 110 NORTH WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60606
Allen Weinstein other: Former President and CEO C/O BODY CENTRAL CORP., 6225 POWERS AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32217
Martin P Doolan director 150 THORN HILL DR., WARRENDALE PA 15095
Richard J Williams 10 percent owner 125 HIGH STREET, 26TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02110