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Fertilizantes Heringer (BSP:FHER3) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.28 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Fertilizantes Heringer Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Fertilizantes Heringer's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$162 Mil. Fertilizantes Heringer's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$337 Mil. Fertilizantes Heringer's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$-391 Mil. Fertilizantes Heringer's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -1.28.

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 Fertilizantes Heringer's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:FHER3' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -22.87   Med: 0.77   Max: 8.73
Current: -2.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Fertilizantes Heringer was 8.73. The lowest was -22.87. And the median was 0.77.

BSP:FHER3's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 180 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 2 vs BSP:FHER3: -2.45

Fertilizantes Heringer Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fertilizantes Heringer'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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Fertilizantes Heringer Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Fertilizantes Heringer 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 0.57 -22.87 0.98 6.59 -1.90

Fertilizantes Heringer Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -0.94 -1.38 -1.60 4.39 -1.28

Competitive Comparison of Fertilizantes Heringer's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Fertilizantes Heringer'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.


Fertilizantes Heringer's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Fertilizantes Heringer's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fertilizantes Heringer Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Fertilizantes Heringer'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
=(75.273 + 308.234) / -201.831
=-1.90

Fertilizantes Heringer's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(162.247 + 336.651) / -390.972
=-1.28

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Fertilizantes Heringer  (BSP:FHER3) 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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Fertilizantes Heringer (BSP:FHER3) Business Description

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Address
Avendia Idalino Carvalho, S/N, Bairro Areinha, Viana, ES, BRA, 29135000
Fertilizantes Heringer SA is engaged in the production, marketing, and distribution of fertilizers in Brazil. It offers basic fertilizers, NPK formulas, and special fertilizers. The company also offers various services such as soil analysis incentive programs, technical lectures for farmers, pre-and after-sales support, and specialized technical guidance. The company has two segments: The industrial segment, which comprises the sulfuric acid and single super phosphate plant located in Paranagua; and the Mixing segment, which comprises the company's 11 mixing units. The firm generates the majority of its revenues from the mixing segment.

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