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Metatron (Metatron) Debt-to-EBITDA : -6.58 (As of Dec. 2005)


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What is Metatron Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Metatron's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2005 was $9.08 Mil. Metatron's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2005 was $0.61 Mil. Metatron's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2005 was $-1.47 Mil. Metatron's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2005 was -6.58.

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

MRNJ's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 0.79
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Metatron Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

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Debt-to-EBITDA - -6.58

Competitive Comparison of Metatron's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Metatron'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.


Metatron's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

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

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



Metatron Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Metatron's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in . 20 is calculated as

Metatron's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2005 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(9.082 + 0.607) / -1.472
=-6.58

* 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. 2005) EBITDA data.


Metatron  (OTCPK:MRNJ) 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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Metatron (Metatron) Business Description

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160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, DE, USA, 19904
Metatron Inc is a corporate network of fast-growing multi-sector businesses that transact through the Internet and mobile devices. Metatron companies operate in the hottest business sectors including online dating, credit card processing, next-gen relational database development, search engine advertising optimization, and mobile device applications. It is a development-stage company targeting acquisition opportunities with recurring revenue streams to maximize shareholder value. The group develop and sells apps and websites geared toward the lifestyle and entertainment genres.