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Chase (CCF) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.65 (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Chase Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Chase's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Chase's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was $110.1 Mil. Chase's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was $66.8 Mil. Chase's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 1.65.

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

CCF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.1   Med: 0.81   Max: 2.51
Current: 1.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Chase was 2.51. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.81.

CCF's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 2.28 vs CCF: 1.30

Chase Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chase'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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Chase Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Chase Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.11 0.10 2.51 1.30

Chase Quarterly Data
Nov18 Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23
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 2.67 2.00 1.79 1.32 1.65

Competitive Comparison of Chase's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Chase'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.


Chase's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Chase Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Chase's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 110.11) / 84.744
=1.30

Chase's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 110.11) / 66.756
=1.65

* 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 (Aug. 2023) EBITDA data.


Chase  (AMEX:CCF) 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.


Chase Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Chase (CCF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
375 University Avenue, Westwood, MA, USA, 02090
Chase Corp is a specialty chemical company. It operates through the following segments: Adhesives, Sealants and Additives, Industrial Tapes and Corrosion Protection and Waterproofing. The firm generates majority revenue from the Industrial Tapes segment. Its Industrial Tapes segment features legacy wire and cable materials, specialty tapes, and other laminated and coated products. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from North America and also has a presence in Asia; Europe, and Other Countries.
Executives
Adam Chase officer: COO/Vice President 104 ALBION ROAD, WELLESLEY MA 02481
Thomas Jr Wroe director
Ellen Rubin director 11 CLEMENTS ROAD, NEWTON MA 02458
Mary Claire Chase director 115 SUMNER STREET, NEWTON MA 02459
Derby John H. Iii director 1029 OCEAN BLVD., RYE NH 03870
Jeffery D Haigh officer: Corporate Secretary 2 SUMMER STREET, NORWOOD MA 02062
Michael J. Bourque officer: Treasurer & CFO ANALOGIC CORPORATION, 8 CENTENNIAL DRIVE, PEABODY MA 01960
Lewis P Gack director 5 LIVINGTON CIRCLE, ANDOVER MA 01810
Peter R Chase officer: President, CEO 305 GRANGE PARK, BRIDGEWATER MA 02324
Joan Wallace-benjamin director 175 SANDY VALLEY ROAD, DEDHAM MA 02026
Christian John Talma officer: Chief Accounting Officer 5 ALHAMBRA RD., WELLESLEY MA 02481
Chad A. Mcdaniel director C/O LYDALL, INC., 1 COLONIAL ROAD, MANCHESTER CT 06042
Thomas D. Debyle director STANDEX INT'L, 6 MANOR PARKWAY, SALEM NH 03079
Kenneth James Feroldi officer: CFO/Treasurer 67 KIMBERLEY DRIVE, WAKEFIELD RI 02878
Everett Jr Chadwick director 20 SOUTH DRIVE, BRIDGEWATER MA 02324