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Arch Therapeutics (Arch Therapeutics) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.97 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Arch Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Arch Therapeutics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $6.90 Mil. Arch Therapeutics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Arch Therapeutics's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-3.50 Mil. Arch Therapeutics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -1.97.

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

ARTH' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.46   Med: -0.26   Max: -0.12
Current: -1.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Arch Therapeutics was -0.12. The lowest was -1.46. And the median was -0.26.

ARTH's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 277 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 1.36 vs ARTH: -1.46

Arch Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Arch Therapeutics'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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Arch Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Arch Therapeutics 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 - -0.16 -0.26 -0.71 -1.45

Arch Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -1.86 -0.76 -1.06 -1.20 -1.97

Competitive Comparison of Arch Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Arch Therapeutics'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.


Arch Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Arch Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Arch Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Arch Therapeutics'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
=(5.628 + 0) / -3.884
=-1.45

Arch Therapeutics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(6.898 + 0) / -3.504
=-1.97

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Arch Therapeutics  (OTCPK:ARTH) 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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Arch Therapeutics (Arch Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
235 Walnut Street, Suite 6, Framingham, MA, USA, 01702
Arch Therapeutics Inc is a development-stage biotechnology company. It focuses on developing products that manage surgery and interventional care faster and safer by using a novel approach to stop bleeding, control leaking, and provide other advantages during surgery and trauma care. The company's primary product candidate, collectively known as the AC5 Devices (AC5), is designed to achieve hemostasis in surgical procedures. The company operates its business operations in the United States.
Executives
Terrence W Norchi director, officer: President & CEO C/O ARCH THERAPEUTICS, INC., PO BOX 748, NATICK MA 01760
Michael S Abrams officer: CFO and Treasurer 64 RAMSHEAD ROAD, RAYNHAM MA 02767
Laurence Hicks director C/O ARCH THERAPEUTICS, INC., 235 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 6, FRAMINGHAM MA 01702
Guy L. Fish director C/O ARCH THERAPEUTICS, INC., 235 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 6, FRAMINGHAM MA 01702
Dan Yrigoyen officer: Vice President, Sales C/O ARCH THERAPEUTICS, INC., 235 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 6, FRAMINGHAM MA 01702
James R Sulat director
Punit Dhillon director 5820 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Richard E Davis officer: CFO & Treasurer
Avtar S Dhillon director C/O GENETRONICS INC, 11199 SORRENTO VALLEY ROAD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Arthur L Rosenthal director 100 CYBERONICS BLVD., HOUSTON TX 77058
Alan Barber officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ARCH THERAPEUTICS, INC., PO BOX 748, NATICK MA 01760
William M Cotter officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O CLOSURE MEDICAL CORP, 5250 GREEN DAIRY RD, RALEIGH NC 27616

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