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FutureFuel (FutureFuel) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.00 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is FutureFuel Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

FutureFuel's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.4 Mil. FutureFuel's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. FutureFuel's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $104.0 Mil. FutureFuel's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00.

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

FF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.01   Max: 0.03
Current: 0.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of FutureFuel was 0.03. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.01.

FF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
99.92% of 1225 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.24 vs FF: 0.01

FutureFuel Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

FutureFuel 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 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.01

FutureFuel 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 0.01 0.01 -0.02 0.02 -

Competitive Comparison of FutureFuel's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, FutureFuel'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.


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

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

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



FutureFuel Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

FutureFuel'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
=(0.389 + 0) / 47.869
=0.01

FutureFuel'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
=(0.389 + 0) / 103.992
=0.00

* 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.


FutureFuel  (NYSE:FF) 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.


FutureFuel Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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FutureFuel (FutureFuel) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8235 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 400, Saint Louis, MO, USA, 63105
FutureFuel Corp makes and sells diversified chemical products, bio-based fuel products, and specialty chemical products. The company is organized into two segments based on product type: biofuels and chemicals. The biofuel segment sells biodiesel and other petroleum products. Its fuels are made from a mix of diesel, vegetable oils, and grease feedstock. The chemicals segment sells products that are used in the production of agricultural chemicals, which include herbicides, coatings, and cleaning products, such as detergents.
Executives
Kyle Gaither officer: Chief Operations Officer 8235 FORSYTH BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, CLAYTON MO 63105
Charles W. Lyon officer: Chief Commercial Officer 8235 FORSYTH BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, CLAYTON MO 63105
Donald C. Bedell director 731 N. MAIN STREET, SIKESTON MO 63801
Ronald J Kruszewski director 501 NORTH BROADWAY, ST LOUIS MO 63102
Novelly Paul Anthony Ii 10 percent owner C/O ST. ALBANS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 400, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Apex Holding Co. 10 percent owner C/O ST. ALBANS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 400, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Sagm Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner C/O ST. ALBANS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 400, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Paul M Flynn officer: See remarks 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 307, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Dale E Cole director 1325 HARRISON STREET, BATESVILLE AR 72501
Egger Terrance C Z director 900 NORTH TUCKER BLVD, ST LOUIS MO 63101
Alain Louvel director C/O FUTURE FUEL, 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 400, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
St. Albans Global Management, Llc 10 percent owner 8235 FORSYTH BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, CLAYTON MO 63105
Paul A Novelly director, officer: Exec. Chair. of Board of Dir. 115 S JEFFERSON RD, WHIPPANY NJ 07981
Mckinlay Thomas officer: Chief Operating Officer 8235 FORSYTH, FOURTH FLOOR, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Paul G. Lorenzini director 25 FORDYCE LANE, ST. LOUIS MO 63124

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