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Kartoon Studios (Kartoon Studios) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.33 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kartoon Studios Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Kartoon Studios's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $21.05 Mil. Kartoon Studios's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.66 Mil. Kartoon Studios's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-86.13 Mil. Kartoon Studios's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.33.

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

TOON' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -0.32   Max: -0.01
Current: -0.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Kartoon Studios was -0.01. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -0.32.

TOON's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 682 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.675 vs TOON: -0.45

Kartoon Studios Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kartoon Studios'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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Kartoon Studios Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Kartoon Studios 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 -1.19 -0.01 -0.08 -2.97 -0.42

Kartoon Studios 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 -1.82 -0.93 -1.16 -1.25 -0.33

Competitive Comparison of Kartoon Studios's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, Kartoon Studios'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.


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

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

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



Kartoon Studios Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Kartoon Studios'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
=(21.051 + 7.664) / -68.904
=-0.42

Kartoon Studios'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
=(21.051 + 7.664) / -86.132
=-0.33

* 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.


Kartoon Studios  (AMEX:TOON) 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.


Kartoon Studios Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Kartoon Studios (Kartoon Studios) Business Description

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Address
190 N. Canon Drive, 4th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA, USA, 90210
Kartoon Studios Inc is a media company developing, producing, marketing, and licensing branded animated entertainment properties and consumer products for media and retail distribution. Its portfolio features programming for toddlers to tweens, including the preschool properties Rainbow Rangers for Nick Jr. and Llama Llama for Netflix, Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten, Shaq's Garage, toddler brand Baby Genius, STEM-based series Thomas Edison's Secret Lab, Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club, and the new preschool show, Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten. The company's channel is available on television and mobile devices through distribution platforms, including Comcast, Cox, DISH, Sling TV, Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, Tubi, Xumo, and Amazon Fire.
Executives
Brian Parisi officer: CFO 3873 HAMPSTEAD RD., LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE CA 91011
Henry Iii Sicignano director 8201 MAIN STREET, SUITE 6, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Cynthia Turner-graham director C/O GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 190 N. CANON DRIVE, 4TH FL, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Michael Hirsh director 16 WYCHWOOD PARK, TORONTO Z4 M6G 2V5
Stefan Piech director WOLLZEILE 6-8/II/2/TOP 50, VIENNA C4 1010
Harold Chizick officer: Pres. Content Sales & Mkting 202 HILLHURST BLVD., NORTH YORK, ONTARIO Z4 M5N 1P4
Zrinka Dekic officer: See Remarks C/O GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 190 N. CANON DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Michael G Klein director 433 N. CANDEN DR., #500, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Karen Mctier director 190 NORTH CANON DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Andrew A Heyward director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 9401 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 608, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
Michael Jaffa officer: Genl Counsel & SVP Bus. Aff. C/O GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 131 S. RODEO DRIVE, SUITE 250, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
Robert L. Denton officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 131 S. RODEO DRIVE, SUITE 250, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
Gray Davis director C/O SOURCE INTERLINK COMPANIES, INC., 27500 RIVERVIEW CENTER BLVD., SUITE 400, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Gregory Payne officer: EVP Oper. & Legal/Bus. Affairs 9401 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 608, BEVELY HILLS CA 90212
Lynne A Segall director 9401 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 608, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212

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