The Net debt/EBITDA of Applied Optoelectronics Inc is -9.14
The net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (Net debt/EBITDA) ratio measures financial leverage and the company’s ability to pay off its debt. It shows how long it would take the company to pay off all its debt with operations at the current level.
The net debt to EBITDA ratio is calculated as Net debt divided by EBITDA. It is similar to the debt to EBITDA ratio, but cash and cash equivalents are subtracted in net debt.
Net debt = short-term debt + long-term debt - cash and cash equivalents
EBITDA = net income + interest expense + taxes + depreciation + amortization
Lower debt debt to EBITDA ratio indicates the company is not heavily indebted and should be able to repay its obligations. Alternatively, higher ratio indicated the company is excessively indebted. The ratio varies between industries as different industries have different capital requirements. Usually, the ratio should be compared to a benchmark or an industry average to determine the company’s credit risk. Generally, a net debt to EBITDA ratio above 4 or 5 is considered high.
applied optoelectronics, inc. | nasdaq: aaoi aoi is a leading designer and manufacturer of fiber optic networking products. we primarily serve three growing end-markets: cable television broadband, fiber-to-the-home, and internet data centers. we are vertically integrated with a product portfolio from laser chips, components, sub-assemblies and modules, to complete turn-key equipment. all three of our end-markets are driven by bandwidth demand fueled by the growth of network connected devices, such as video traffic, cloud computing and online social networking. to address this increased demand, catv and telecommunications service providers are investing to improve their networks in competition to deliver voice, video, and data services to their subscribers. rising bandwidth consumption is also driving demand for higher speed server connections in the internet data center market. as a result of these trends, fiber optic networking technology has become fundamental in all three of our ta