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Friedman Industries (Friedman Industries) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.20 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Friedman Industries Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Friedman Industries's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.1 Mil. Friedman Industries's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $47.1 Mil. Friedman Industries's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.2 Mil. Friedman Industries's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.20.

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

FRD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.02   Med: 0.52   Max: 1.55
Current: 1.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Friedman Industries was 1.55. The lowest was -0.02. And the median was 0.52.

FRD's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
63.56% of 494 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 2.675 vs FRD: 1.55

Friedman Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Friedman Industries'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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Friedman Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Friedman Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -0.02 0.11 0.93 1.01

Friedman Industries 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 3.88 0.84 0.88 2.23 4.20

Competitive Comparison of Friedman Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Steel subindustry, Friedman Industries'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.


Friedman Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



Friedman Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Friedman Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.107 + 33.117) / 32.933
=1.01

Friedman Industries'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
=(0.081 + 47.09) / 11.24
=4.20

* 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.


Friedman Industries  (AMEX:FRD) 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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Friedman Industries (Friedman Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1121 Judson Road, Suite 124, Longview, TX, USA, 75601
Friedman Industries Inc is engaged in the manufacturing and processing of steel products. The company's operating segments include Coil Products and Tubular Products. It generates maximum revenue from the Coil Products segment. The company's products and services include Temper Pass, Cut-To-Length, Whole Coils, Toll Processing, Electric Resistance Welded Pipe (ERW), New Mill Secondary, and Pipe Finishing Services.
Executives
Max Alan Reichenthal director 865 LOCKWOOD DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77020
Joel Spira director THREE GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 1750, HOUSTON TX 77046
Mike J Taylor director P.O. BOX 2192, LONGVIEW TX 75606
Sharon L Taylor director 4200 B STONE RD, KILGORE TX 75662
Alex Larue officer: VP - Secretary & Treasurer 7 PEBBLE CREEK DRIVE NORTH, LONGVIEW TX 75605
Durga D Agrawal director 2921 UNIVERSITY BLVD, HOUSTON TX 77005
Sandra Kay Scott director 11503 BISTRO LANE, HOUSTON TX 77082
Joe L Williams director P.O. BOX 1587, HOUSTON TX 77251
Tim Scott Stevenson director PO BOX 2192, LONGVIEW TX 75606
Robert Sparkman officer: President & COO P.O. BOX 2192, LONGVIEW TX 75605
Charles W Hall director 1301 MCKINNEY STE 5100, HOUSTON TX 77010
Benny Harper officer: Sr. VP-Finance 1301 MCKINNEY STE 5100, HOUSTON TX 77010
William E Crow director, officer: President and CEO P.O. BOX 1587, HOUSTON TX 77251
Hershel M Rich director P.O. BOX 1587, HOUSTON TX 77251
Harold Friedman director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice Chairman of the Board 4001 HOMESTEAD ROAF, HOUSTON TX 77028

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