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MIND Technology (MIND Technology) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.33 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is MIND Technology Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

MIND Technology's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $0.83 Mil. MIND Technology's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $0.68 Mil. MIND Technology's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $-4.55 Mil. MIND Technology's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Oct. 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 MIND Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

MIND' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.11   Med: 0.22   Max: 1.85
Current: -0.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of MIND Technology was 1.85. The lowest was -2.11. And the median was 0.22.

MIND's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1739 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.78 vs MIND: -0.86

MIND Technology Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for MIND Technology'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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MIND Technology Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

MIND Technology Annual Data
Trend Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 1.03 -0.32 -0.15 -0.31

MIND Technology Quarterly Data
Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23
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 -0.19 -1.42 1.59 -1.14 -0.33

Competitive Comparison of MIND Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, MIND Technology'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.


MIND Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



MIND Technology Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

MIND Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.903 + 0.846) / -5.727
=-0.31

MIND Technology's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.833 + 0.684) / -4.552
=-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 (Oct. 2023) EBITDA data.


MIND Technology  (NAS:MIND) 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.


MIND Technology Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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MIND Technology (MIND Technology) Business Description

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Address
2002 Timberloch Place, Suite 550, The Woodlands, TX, USA, 77380
MIND Technology Inc provides technology and solutions for exploration, survey, and defense applications in oceanographic, hydrographic, defense, seismic, and security industries. The Company operates in segments namely, Seamap Marine Products and Klein Marine Products helps manufacture and sell specialized, high-performance sonar and seismic equipment. The company generates more revenue from Seamap Marine Products. The company's geographical segments include the United States; Europe, Russia & CIS; Middle East & Africa; Asia-Pacific; and Canada & Latin America.
Executives
Peter H Blum director 999 18TH STREET, STE 1700, DENVER CO 80202
Alan Perry Baden director 2635 SUTTON COURT, HOUSTON TX 77027
Nancy Jean Harned director 2704 CHESTER FOREST COURT, VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23452
Thomas S Glanville director 2818 N SULLIVAN ROAD, SPOLANE WA 99216
Mark Alan Cox officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1301 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77010
Guy Malden officer: Co-CEO and EVP P O BOX 1175, HUNTSVILLE TX 77342
Marcus C Rowland director 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 850, HOUSTON TX 77024
Robert John Albers director 2171 LOMA LINDA DRIVE, PAGOSA SPRINGS CO 81147
Robert P Capps director, officer: Co-CEO and CFO
Dennis Patrick Morris officer: Chief Operating Officer 7026 TEAL LOOP, GIG HARBOR WA 98335
William Hunter Hilarides director 10710 OX CROFT CT., FAIRFAX STATION VA 22039
Midwood Capital Management Llc 10 percent owner 575 BOYLSON ST., 4TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Paul Guy Rogers officer: VP - Business Development
John F Schwalbe director
R Dean Lewis director