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China Steel Chemical (TPE:1723) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.76 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is China Steel Chemical Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

China Steel Chemical's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$290 Mil. China Steel Chemical's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$1,061 Mil. China Steel Chemical's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$1,788 Mil. China Steel Chemical's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.76.

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 China Steel Chemical's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1723' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 1.06   Max: 2.62
Current: 0.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of China Steel Chemical was 2.62. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 1.06.

TPE:1723's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
77.02% of 1214 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.31 vs TPE:1723: 0.63

China Steel Chemical Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Steel Chemical'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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China Steel Chemical Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

China Steel Chemical 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 1.62 2.62 1.45 0.72 0.91

China Steel Chemical 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 0.68 0.27 0.63 1.10 0.76

Competitive Comparison of China Steel Chemical's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Chemicals subindustry, China Steel Chemical'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.


China Steel Chemical's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



China Steel Chemical Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

China Steel Chemical'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
=(481.467 + 1537.166) / 2217.542
=0.91

China Steel Chemical'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
=(290.004 + 1060.74) / 1788.132
=0.76

* 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.


China Steel Chemical  (TPE:1723) 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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China Steel Chemical (TPE:1723) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 88, Chengong 2nd Road, 25th Floor, Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung, TWN
China Steel Chemical Corp is engaged in the production, processing, and sales of coal tar distillation products, Naphtha products, and coke products. Besides, it also trades related upstream and downstream products. The firm operates in three segments. The CSCC/CCSCM segment which derives the majority of revenue engages in the production and marketing of chemical products. EGI/CSCCC segment engages in the trade of chemical products. EWI segment engages in investment holding.

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