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Celanese (Celanese) Debt-to-EBITDA : 6.98 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Celanese Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Celanese's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,472 Mil. Celanese's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $12,626 Mil. Celanese's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,020 Mil. Celanese's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.98.

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

CE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.46   Med: 2.25   Max: 6.57
Current: 5.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Celanese was 6.57. The lowest was 1.46. And the median was 2.25.

CE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
75.76% of 1221 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.2 vs CE: 5.34

Celanese Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Celanese 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 2.82 1.46 1.55 6.57 5.34

Celanese 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 14.66 7.93 6.42 3.28 6.98

Competitive Comparison of Celanese's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Chemicals subindustry, Celanese'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.


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

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

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



Celanese Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Celanese'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
=(1472 + 12626) / 2642
=5.34

Celanese'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
=(1472 + 12626) / 2020
=6.98

* 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.


Celanese  (NYSE:CE) 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.


Celanese Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Celanese (Celanese) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
222 W. Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 900N, Irving, TX, USA, 75039-5421
Celanese is one of the world's largest producers of acetic acid and its downstream derivative chemicals, which are used in various end markets, including coatings and adhesives. The company is also one of the largest producers of specialty polymers, which are used in the automotive, electronics, medical, building, and consumer end markets. The company also makes cellulose derivatives used in cigarette filters.
Executives
Thomas Francis Kelly officer: SVP, EM 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Mark Christopher Murray officer: VP - Bus. Strat & Development 100 MATSONFORD ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Aaron M Mcgilvray officer: Chief Accounting Officer 222 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Rahul Ghai director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 5 NECCO STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Michael Koenig director 222 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD., SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Vanessa Dupuis officer: SVP, HR (CHRO) C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Scott A Richardson officer: SVP & CFO C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
John K Wulff director C/O HERCULES INC, 1313 NORTH MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19894-0001
Deborah J. Kissire director 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
John G Fotheringham officer: SVP, Acetyl Chain 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Lori Ryerkerk director, officer: CEO AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD., 2001 MARKET STREET, SUITE 3600, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Todd L Elliott officer: SVP, Acetyl Chain C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
A. Lynne Puckett officer: SVP & GC C/O 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Rucker Kim K.w. director KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Peter G Edwards officer: EVP & GC C/O BAXALTA INCORPORATED, 1200 LAKESIDE DRIVE, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015