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SES AI (SES AI) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.21 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is SES AI Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

SES AI's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.40 Mil. SES AI's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.32 Mil. SES AI's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-65.22 Mil. SES AI's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.21.

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

SES' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.19   Med: -0.16   Max: -0.07
Current: -0.19

During the past 5 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of SES AI was -0.07. The lowest was -0.19. And the median was -0.16.

SES's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1038 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.36 vs SES: -0.19

SES AI Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for SES AI'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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SES AI Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

SES AI Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
- -0.07 - -0.16 -0.19

SES AI Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 -0.16 -0.15 -0.17 -0.17 -0.21

Competitive Comparison of SES AI's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Auto Parts subindustry, SES AI'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.


SES AI's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, SES AI's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



SES AI Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

SES AI'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
=(2.404 + 11.316) / -72.617
=-0.19

SES AI'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
=(2.404 + 11.316) / -65.22
=-0.21

* 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.


SES AI  (NYSE:SES) 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.


SES AI Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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SES AI (SES AI) Business Description

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Address
35 Cabot Road, Woburn, MA, USA, 01801
SES AI Corp is engaged in the development and initial production of high-performance Lithium-Metal (Li-Metal) rechargeable battery technologies for electric vehicles (EVs), electric vehicle take-off and landing (eVTOL), and other applications. The company is an integrated Li-Metal battery manufacturer with capabilities in material, cell, module, AI-powered safety algorithms, and recycling.
Executives
Jing Nealis officer: Chief Financial Officer 1, ROBINSON ROAD, #18-00 AIA TOWER, SINGAPORE U0 048542
Rohit Makharia officer: Pres. & Chief Op. Officer 1, ROBINSON ROAD, #18-00 AIA TOWER, SINGAPORE U0 048542
Hong Gan officer: Chief Science Officer 1, ROBINSON ROAD, #18-00 AIA TOWER, SINGAPORE U0 048542
Anirvan Coomer director 35 CABOT ROAD, WOBURN MA 01801
Yongkyu Son officer: Chief Technology Officer 1, ROBINSON ROAD, #18-00 AIA TOWER, SINGAPORE U0 048542
Kyle Pilkington officer: Chief Legal Officer 35 CABOT ROAD, WOBURN MA 01801
Qichao Hu director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO & Chairman 1, ROBINSON ROAD, #18-00 AIA TOWER, SINGAPORE U0 048542
Gang Li officer: Chief Manufacturing Officer 35 CABOT ROAD, WOBURN MA 01801
Tianqi Lithium Hk Co., Ltd. 10 percent owner NO. 10 EAST GAOPENG ROAD, CHENGDU, SICHUAN F4 610041
Joanne Ban officer: Chief Legal & Corp. Officer 1, ROBINSON ROAD, #18-00 AIA TOWER, SINGAPORE U0 048542
Robert M Friedland director 150 BEACH ROAD #25-03, THE GATEWAY WEST, SINGAPORE U0 189720
Temasek Holdings (private) Ltd 10 percent owner 60B ORCHARD ROAD #06-18 TOWER 2, THE ATRIUM@ORCHARD, SINGAPORE U0 238891
Tembusu Capital Pte. Ltd. 10 percent owner 60B ORCHARD ROAD #06-18, THE ATRIUM@ORCHARD, SINGAPORE U0 238891
Sk Inc. 10 percent owner 26, JONG-RO, JONGNO-GU, SEOUL M5 03188
Jangwook Choi director 1, ROBINSON ROAD, #18-00 AIA TOWER, SINGAPORE U0 048542