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Span-America Medical Systems (Span-America Medical Systems) EV-to-EBITDA : 10.38 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Span-America Medical Systems EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Span-America Medical Systems's enterprise value is $82.91 Mil. Span-America Medical Systems's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2017 was $7.99 Mil. Therefore, Span-America Medical Systems's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 10.38.

The historical rank and industry rank for Span-America Medical Systems's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SPAN's EV-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 16.065
* Ranked among companies with meaningful EV-to-EBITDA only.

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-05-05), Span-America Medical Systems's stock price is $29.99. Span-America Medical Systems's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2017 was $1.820. Therefore, Span-America Medical Systems's PE Ratio for today is 16.48.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Span-America Medical Systems EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Span-America Medical Systems's EV-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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Span-America Medical Systems EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Span-America Medical Systems Annual Data
Trend Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.32 6.71 10.28 7.31 6.47

Span-America Medical Systems Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
EV-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 7.03 6.35 6.47 6.59 6.59

Competitive Comparison of Span-America Medical Systems's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Span-America Medical Systems's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-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.


Span-America Medical Systems's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Span-America Medical Systems's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Span-America Medical Systems's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Span-America Medical Systems EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Span-America Medical Systems's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=82.910/7.987
=10.38

Span-America Medical Systems's current Enterprise Value is $82.91 Mil.
Span-America Medical Systems's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $7.99 Mil.

* 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.


Span-America Medical Systems  (NAS:SPAN) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Span-America Medical Systems's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=29.99/1.820
=16.48

Span-America Medical Systems's share price for today is $29.99.
Span-America Medical Systems's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.820.

* 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.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Span-America Medical Systems (Span-America Medical Systems) Business Description

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Span-America Medical Systems Inc was incorporated under the laws of the state of South Carolina on September 21, 1970. The Company manufactures and distributes therapeutic support surfaces, mattress overlays, patient positioners, seating cushions, skin care products and fall prevention products for the medical market and pillows, mattress pads and various foam products for the custom products market throughout the United States and Canada. Its operations are divided into two main business units or segments: medical and custom products. The Company's main medical products consist of polyurethane foam mattress overlays, therapeutic support surfaces (which consist of non-powered and powered therapeutic support surfaces) and patient positioners as well as Selan (r) skin care, seating and fall protection products. The Company's custom products segment includes two product lines namely consumer bedding products and various engineered industrial products. The Company's consumer product line consists mainly of convoluted and contour-cut mattress overlays and specially designed pillows for the consumer bedding market. It sells these products mainly in North America to customers in the segments of the health care market, including acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities and home health care providers. The Company's manufacturing operations are subject to various government regulations pertaining to the discharge of materials into the environment.
Executives
Terry Allison Rappuhn director P O BOX 58062, NASHVILLE TN 37205
Thomas Joseph Sullivan director 64 PETTIT PL PRINCETON NJ 08540
Robert B Johnston director

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