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Methanol Chemicals Co (SAU:2001) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.73 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Methanol Chemicals Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Methanol Chemicals Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼32.3 Mil. Methanol Chemicals Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼340.7 Mil. Methanol Chemicals Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼-215.6 Mil. Methanol Chemicals Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.73.

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 Methanol Chemicals Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:2001' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -13.57   Med: 3.96   Max: 16.8
Current: -13.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Methanol Chemicals Co was 16.80. The lowest was -13.57. And the median was 3.96.

SAU:2001's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1218 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.29 vs SAU:2001: -13.57

Methanol Chemicals Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Methanol Chemicals Co'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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Methanol Chemicals Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Methanol Chemicals Co 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 9.34 -6.56 1.72 1.07 -13.57

Methanol Chemicals Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 10.29 -7.82 3.66 7.21 -1.73

Competitive Comparison of Methanol Chemicals Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Chemicals subindustry, Methanol Chemicals Co'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.


Methanol Chemicals Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Methanol Chemicals Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Methanol Chemicals Co'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
=(32.265 + 340.657) / -27.491
=-13.57

Methanol Chemicals Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(32.265 + 340.657) / -215.588
=-1.73

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Methanol Chemicals Co  (SAU:2001) 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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Methanol Chemicals Co (SAU:2001) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Road 218, P.O. Box 2101, Jubail Industrial City, Jubail, SAU, 31951
Methanol Chemicals Co is engaged in the production of Formaldehyde liquid and Urea Formaldehyde liquid or their mixture with different concentrations, Paraformaldehyde, liquid and powder Formaldehyde resins, Hexane Methylene Tetramine, Phenol Formaldehyde resins, concrete improvers, Methanol, Carbon monoxide, Di-methylamine, Monomethylamine, Tri-mon-methylamine, Di-methyl Formamide, Di-methyl carbon, Penta Aritheretol, Sodium Formate and Acetaldehyde.

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