[May 03, 2013] Shares of Ciena Rank the Highest in Terms of Debt to EBITDA Ratio in the Communications Equipment Industry (CIEN, TLAB, HEMGF, LTRX, CRNT) Tweet May 03, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Communications Equipment industry with the highest debt to EBITDA ratios. This ratio indicates how many years of EBITDA would be necessary in order to pay back all the debt (assuming Debt and EBITDA are constant). Typically, this ratio is considered to be alarming when it is greater than 3.0 but this can vary and should be looked at within the context of the industry.Ciena ranks highest with a a debt to EBITDA ratio of 23.5. Following is Tellabs with a a debt to EBITDA ratio of 14.6. Hemisphere GPS ranks third highest with a a debt to EBITDA ratio of 9.7. Lantronix follows with a a debt to EBITDA ratio of 5.3, and Ceragon Networks rounds out the top five with a a debt to EBITDA ratio of 5.0. SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of Ceragon Networks on April 8th, 2013 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $3.97. Since that call, shares of Ceragon Networks have fallen 5.4%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers in real time. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]