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Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co (XKRX:032560) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.15 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩45,432 Mil. Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩1,488 Mil. Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩40,967 Mil. Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.15.

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 Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XKRX:032560' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.55   Med: 2.17   Max: 5.3
Current: 1.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co was 5.30. The lowest was 0.55. And the median was 2.17.

XKRX:032560's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
69.67% of 488 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 2.615 vs XKRX:032560: 1.08

Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hwangkum Steel & Technology 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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Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Hwangkum Steel & Technology 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 1.22 2.55 0.55 0.83 0.96

Hwangkum Steel & Technology 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 0.92 1.04 0.63 1.47 1.15

Competitive Comparison of Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Steel subindustry, Hwangkum Steel & Technology 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.


Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Hwangkum Steel & Technology 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
=(45432.303 + 1487.52) / 48771.342
=0.96

Hwangkum Steel & Technology 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
=(45432.303 + 1487.52) / 40966.86
=1.15

* 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.


Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co  (XKRX:032560) 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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Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co (XKRX:032560) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
25 Emtibeui 1-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan, KOR, 15657
Hwangkum Steel & Technology Co Ltd manufactures and distributes stainless steel sheets including hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel sheets, plates, and flat bars in South Korea.

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