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Dow (DOW) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.24 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Dow Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Dow's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $497 Mil. Dow's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $17,241 Mil. Dow's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $5,472 Mil. Dow's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.24.

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

DOW' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.38   Med: 3.3   Max: 7.3
Current: 3.8

During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Dow was 7.30. The lowest was 1.38. And the median was 3.30.

DOW's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
68.09% of 1222 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.225 vs DOW: 3.80

Dow Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dow'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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Dow Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Dow Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 7.30 3.30 1.38 1.76 4.10

Dow 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 5.81 2.66 3.21 8.19 3.24

Competitive Comparison of Dow's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Chemicals subindustry, Dow'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.


Dow's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Dow Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Dow'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
=(508 + 15939) / 4013
=4.10

Dow'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
=(497 + 17241) / 5472
=3.24

* 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.


Dow  (NYSE:DOW) 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.


Dow Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Dow (DOW) Business Description

Address
2211 H.H. Dow Way, Midland, MI, USA, 48674
Dow Chemical is a diversified global chemicals producer, formed in 2019 as a result of the DowDuPont merger and subsequent separations. The firm is a leading producer of several chemicals, including polyethylene, ethylene oxide, and silicone rubber. Its products have numerous applications in both consumer and industrial end markets.
Executives
Richard K Davis director 800 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Jeffrey L. Tate officer: Chief Financial Officer 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Debra L. Dial director 208 S. AKARD, 29TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75202
Lisa Bryant officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Howard I Ungerleider officer: President and CFO 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Jerri Devard director 120 E 87TH STREET, #P6A, NEW YORK NY 10128
Jacqueline C. Hinman director 9191 SOUTH JAMAICA STREET, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
James R Fitterling officer: Chief Executive Officer 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Moreno Mejia Luis Alberto director C/O DOW INC., 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
John Maurice Sampson officer: Senior Vice President C/O DOW INC., 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Peter Holicki officer: Senior Vice President 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Banister Gaurdie E. Jr. director 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Diego Donoso officer: President, Pkg & Spec Plastics 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Jack Broodo officer: President, Feedstocks & Energy 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48640
Jane Palmieri officer: President, Ind Interm & Infras 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674

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