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Metalurgica Gerdau (BSP:GOAU3) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.87 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Metalurgica Gerdau Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Metalurgica Gerdau's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was R$1,323 Mil. Metalurgica Gerdau's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was R$10,608 Mil. Metalurgica Gerdau's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was R$13,731 Mil. Metalurgica Gerdau's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 0.87.

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 Metalurgica Gerdau's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:GOAU3' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -13.01   Med: 2.87   Max: 14.9
Current: 0.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Metalurgica Gerdau was 14.90. The lowest was -13.01. And the median was 2.87.

BSP:GOAU3's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
77.3% of 489 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 2.63 vs BSP:GOAU3: 0.74

Metalurgica Gerdau Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metalurgica Gerdau'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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Metalurgica Gerdau Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Metalurgica Gerdau 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 3.60 2.76 0.63 0.69 0.92

Metalurgica Gerdau Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 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 0.70 1.18 0.65 0.87 N/A

Competitive Comparison of Metalurgica Gerdau's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Steel subindustry, Metalurgica Gerdau'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.


Metalurgica Gerdau's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Metalurgica Gerdau's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Metalurgica Gerdau Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Metalurgica Gerdau'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
=(2170.773 + 10025.129) / 13308.931
=0.92

Metalurgica Gerdau's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1323.454 + 10607.522) / 13730.828
=0.87

* 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 (Jun. 2023) EBITDA data.


Metalurgica Gerdau  (BSP:GOAU3) 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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Metalurgica Gerdau (BSP:GOAU3) Business Description

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Address
Avenida Farrapos, 1811, Porto Alegre, RS, BRA, 90220005
Metalurgica Gerdau SA produces steel and steel products used in construction, industrial, agricultural and automotive sectors. Its products include steel columns, nails, transfer bars for the construction sector; billet, electrodes, mechanical construction wire rods for the industrial sector; staples, steel posts, tribars, galvanized wires for agricultural sector; mechanical construction ingots, mechanical construction wires, and various other products for the automotive sector. Its revenue is generated by sales of long steel to nonresidential construction and infrastructure sector in North America.

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