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Urban Barns Foods (Urban Barns Foods) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.11 (As of Jan. 2016)


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What is Urban Barns Foods Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Urban Barns Foods's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2016 was $0.45 Mil. Urban Barns Foods's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2016 was $0.00 Mil. Urban Barns Foods's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2016 was $4.19 Mil. Urban Barns Foods's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2016 was 0.11.

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 Urban Barns Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

URBF's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 2.185
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Urban Barns Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Urban Barns Foods'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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Urban Barns Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Urban Barns Foods Annual Data
Trend Jul08 Jul09 Jul10 Jul11 Jul12 Jul13 Jul14 Jul15
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -0.38 -0.06 -0.03 -0.43

Urban Barns Foods Quarterly Data
Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12 Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16
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 -0.14 -0.17 1.32 -0.25 0.11

Competitive Comparison of Urban Barns Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Farm Products subindustry, Urban Barns Foods'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.


Urban Barns Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Urban Barns Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Urban Barns Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Urban Barns Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2015 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.641 + 0) / -1.477
=-0.43

Urban Barns Foods's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2016 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.448 + 0) / 4.192
=0.11

* 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 (Jan. 2016) EBITDA data.


Urban Barns Foods  (OTCPK:URBF) 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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Urban Barns Foods (Urban Barns Foods) Business Description

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Address
13000 Chemin Bélanger, Mirabel, QC, CAN, J7J 2N8
Urban Barns Foods Inc is a produce production company, or grower, that aims to be the supplier of choice for fresh, locally grown, Kosher-certified, organic, or high-quality fruits and vegetables for urban consumers. The company's strategy is to develop a series of urban barns that are used to grow fruits and vegetables in several urban centers, beginning with Montreal, Canada. They offer multiple varieties of lettuce, basil, and various herbs. The company derives revenue from the sale of agricultural products.
Executives
Jeremy Kendall director 17121 MISSISSAUGA RD, BELFOUNTAIN A6 00000

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