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Protalix BioTherapeutics (Protalix BioTherapeutics) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.23 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Protalix BioTherapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Protalix BioTherapeutics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $21.66 Mil. Protalix BioTherapeutics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.62 Mil. Protalix BioTherapeutics's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-21.36 Mil. Protalix BioTherapeutics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.23.

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

PLX' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.01   Med: -2.74   Max: 14.47
Current: 2.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Protalix BioTherapeutics was 14.47. The lowest was -7.01. And the median was -2.74.

PLX's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
54.87% of 277 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 1.36 vs PLX: 2.03

Protalix BioTherapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Protalix BioTherapeutics'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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Protalix BioTherapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Protalix BioTherapeutics 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 -7.01 14.47 -1.77 -3.11 2.03

Protalix BioTherapeutics Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -3.66 -4.18 0.31 -6.82 -1.23

Competitive Comparison of Protalix BioTherapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Protalix BioTherapeutics'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.


Protalix BioTherapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Protalix BioTherapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Protalix BioTherapeutics'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
=(21.66 + 4.621) / 12.937
=2.03

Protalix BioTherapeutics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(21.66 + 4.621) / -21.356
=-1.23

* 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. 2023) EBITDA data.


Protalix BioTherapeutics  (AMEX:PLX) 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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Protalix BioTherapeutics (Protalix BioTherapeutics) Business Description

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Address
2 University Plaza, Suite 100, Hackensack, NJ, USA, 07601
Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins based on its proprietary ProCellEx protein expression system or ProCellEx. It has developed taliglucerase alfa for the treatment of Gaucher disease. The company's products also treat diseases like Fabry disease and cystic fibrosis. The company's primary sources of revenue include its sales of BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase in Brazil and of drug substance to Pfizer under its Amended Pfizer Agreement.
Executives
Dror Bashan director, officer: President and CEO 2 SNUNIT ST, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 L3 20100
Eliot Forster director C/O EDDEVA B920, BABRAHAM RESEARCH CAMPUS, CAMBRIDGE X0 CB22 3AT
Aharon Schwartz director C/O PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, #455, CARMIEL L3 20100
Zvi Shmuel Ben director 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, #455, CARMIEL L3 2161401
Dexcel Pharma Technologies Ltd. 10 percent owner 1 DEXCEL STREET, OR AKIVA L3 3060000
Dan Oren 10 percent owner 1 DEXCEL STREET, OR AKIVA L3 30600000
Eyal Rubin officer: Sr. VP and CFO C/O BRAINSTORM CELL THERAPEUTICS INC.,, 3 UNIVERSITY PLAZA DRIVE, STE 320, HACKENSACK NJ 07601
Yaron Naos officer: Sr. VP, Operations 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 20100
Yael Hayon officer: Vice President, R&D 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 2161401
Zeev Bronfeld director 6 URI STREET, TEL AVIV L3 64954
Amos Bar-shalev director C/O PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 2 SNUNIT ST, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 20100
David Granot director 6225 NEIL ROAD, RENO NV 89511
Pol F Boudes director C/O CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS, INC., 7575 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 110, NEWARK CA 94560
Gwen A Melincoff director C/O TOBIRA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 701 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Moshe Manor officer: President & CEO C/O PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, #455, CARMIEL L3 20100

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