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FORM (FormFactor) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.40 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is FormFactor Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

FormFactor's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $9.6 Mil. FormFactor's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $32.2 Mil. FormFactor's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $104.5 Mil. FormFactor's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.40.

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

FORM' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -137.35   Med: 0.52   Max: 1.16
Current: 0.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of FormFactor was 1.16. The lowest was -137.35. And the median was 0.52.

FORM's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
76.77% of 706 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.445 vs FORM: 0.31

FormFactor Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for FormFactor'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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FormFactor Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

FormFactor 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 0.96 0.51 0.44 0.52 0.38

FormFactor Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.69 0.13 1.11 0.45 0.40

Competitive Comparison of FormFactor's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, FormFactor'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.


FormFactor's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, FormFactor's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



FormFactor Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

FormFactor'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
=(9.497 + 38.648) / 127.141
=0.38

FormFactor's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(9.61 + 32.219) / 104.516
=0.40

* 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. 2024) EBITDA data.


FormFactor  (NAS:FORM) 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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FormFactor Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7005 Southfront Road, Livermore, CA, USA, 94551
FormFactor Inc designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports semiconductor probe card products. The company operates in two reportable segments namely Probe Cards Segment and the Systems Segment. Sales of probe cards and analytical probes are included in the Probe Cards Segment, while sales of probe stations and thermal sub-systems are included in the Systems Segment. Probe cards generate the maximum revenue from its operations. It offers multiple product lines which include analytical probes, probe stations, thermal sub-systems, and related services.
Executives
Mike Slessor director, officer: CEO 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Jorge Titinger director 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Rebeca Obregon-jimenez director 3748 E MARE COURT, PHOENIX AZ 85044
Brian C White director C/O INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 6024 SILVER CREEK VALLEY ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Lothar Maier director 1630 MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Dennis Thomas St director C/O FORMFACTOR, INC., 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Sheri Rhodes director 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80112
Shai Shahar officer: CFO, SVP Global Finance 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Kelley Steven-waiss director 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Raymond A Link director C/O FORMFACTOR, INC., 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Edward Jr Rogas director C/O VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, 4721 CALLE CARGA, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Michael W Zellner director C/O CYAN, INC., 1383 N. MCDOWELL BLVD., SUITE 300, PETALUMA CA 94954
Richard Delateur director C/O FORMFACTOR, INC., 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Michael M Ludwig officer: SR VP, CFO C/O AMTECH SYSTEMS, INC., 131 S CLARK DRIVE, TEMPE AZ 85288
Stuart L Merkadeau officer: SVP and General Counsel 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551