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China Steel (TPE:2002) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.64 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Steel Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

China Steel's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$116,319 Mil. China Steel's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$145,931 Mil. China Steel's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$46,484 Mil. China Steel's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.64.

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

TPE:2002' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.57   Med: 4.33   Max: 6.48
Current: 6.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of China Steel was 6.48. The lowest was 1.57. And the median was 4.33.

TPE:2002's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
78.53% of 489 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 2.63 vs TPE:2002: 6.48

China Steel Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

China Steel 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 4.90 5.89 1.57 4.09 6.48

China Steel 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 27.62 6.56 5.77 7.34 5.64

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

For the Steel subindustry, China Steel'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's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



China Steel Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

China Steel'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
=(116319.229 + 145931.012) / 40492.274
=6.48

China Steel'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
=(116319.229 + 145931.012) / 46483.696
=5.64

* 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.


China Steel  (TPE:2002) 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 (TPE:2002) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 1, Chung Kang Road, Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, TWN, 81233
China Steel Corp is a steelmaker in Taiwan. The company produces a range of products including plates, bars, wire rods, hot and cold rolled coils, electro-galvanized coils, electrical steel coils, hot-dip galvanized coils, and Ti/Ni-base alloy.

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