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Swiss Steel Holding AG (XSWX:STLN) Debt-to-EBITDA : -2.41 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Swiss Steel Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Swiss Steel Holding AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF287 Mil. Swiss Steel Holding AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF541 Mil. Swiss Steel Holding AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-344 Mil. Swiss Steel Holding AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.41.

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 Swiss Steel Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:STLN' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -43.98   Med: 2.73   Max: 6.19
Current: -6.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Swiss Steel Holding AG was 6.19. The lowest was -43.98. And the median was 2.73.

XSWX:STLN's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 488 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 2.615 vs XSWX:STLN: -6.99

Swiss Steel Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Swiss Steel Holding AG'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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Swiss Steel Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Swiss Steel Holding AG 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 -43.98 -6.77 4.54 6.19 -6.89

Swiss Steel Holding AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 5.49 3.35 -59.86 8.80 -2.41

Competitive Comparison of Swiss Steel Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Steel subindustry, Swiss Steel Holding AG'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.


Swiss Steel Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



Swiss Steel Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Swiss Steel Holding AG'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
=(286.506 + 541.419) / -120.242
=-6.89

Swiss Steel Holding AG'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
=(286.506 + 541.419) / -344.034
=-2.41

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Swiss Steel Holding AG  (XSWX:STLN) 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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Swiss Steel Holding AG (XSWX:STLN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Landenbergstrasse 11, Lucerne, CHE, 6005
Swiss Steel Holding AG is a manufacturer, processor, and distributor of long steel products. The company operates through two segments, Production and Sales and services. Its products include quality steel, tool steel, bright steel, and special materials, etc. The company also offers service, which includes technical service, prefabrication, and timely delivery service. It generates maximum revenue from the Production segment. The company derives the majority of its revenues from Germany.

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