NewMarket (NewMarket) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.15 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. NewMarket's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.15.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, NewMarket couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for NewMarket's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

NEU' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06 Med: 0.19 Max: 0.38
Current: 0.15

During the past 13 years, NewMarket's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.38. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.19.

NEU's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
84.02% of 1552 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.75 vs NEU: 0.15

NewMarket Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for NewMarket's Cash-to-Debt 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.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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NewMarket Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

0.20

0.19

0.37

0.06

0.15

NewMarket Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt																0.06	0.07	0.13	0.12	0.15

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, NewMarket's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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.

NewMarket Cash-to-Debt Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where NewMarket's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

NewMarket Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

NewMarket's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	111.936	/	(15.074	+	718.524)
	=	0.15

NewMarket's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	111.936	/	(15.074	+	718.524)
	=	0.15

NewMarket (NYSE:NEU) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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NewMarket (NewMarket) Business Description

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Address

330 South Fourth Street, Richmond, VA, USA, 23219-4350

Website

https://www.newmarket.com

NewMarket Corp is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells petroleum additives. Petroleum additives are used in lubricating oils and fuels to enhance their performance in machinery, vehicles, and other equipment. It comprises two broad product applications. Lubricant additives are formulated chemical solutions that, when blended with base fluids, improve the efficiency, durability, performance, and functionality of mineral oils, synthetic oils, and biodegradable fluids. Fuel additives are chemical components that help oil refiners meet fuel specifications or formulated packages that improve the performance of gasoline, diesel, biofuels, and other fuels. More revenue comes from the United States than any other geographic region.

Executives

Lowell Simmons Ukrop	director	330 SOUTH 4TH ST, RICHMOND VA 23219
James E Rogers	director	1021 EAST CARY STREET, PO BOX 2350, RICHMOND VA 23218-2350
Gail Ridgeway	officer: Controller	330 SOUTH 4TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Ting Xu	director	330 S 4TH ST, RICHMOND VA 23219
Jewett Bryce Dickinson Iii	officer: VP and General Counsel	330 SOUTH 4TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Hazelgrove Bruce R Iii	officer: VP - Corporate Resources	330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Thomas E Gottwald	director, officer: President & CEO	330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Regina A Harm	officer: President Afton Chemical Corp	330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Cameron D. Warner	officer: Treasurer	330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Robert A. Shama	officer: President Afton Chemical Corp	330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Harris H Hiter Iii	director	330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219-4350
Brian D Paliotti	officer: Vice President & CFO	330 SOUTH 4TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
David A Fiorenza	officer: Vice President and Treasurer
William J Skrobacz	officer: Controller	330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Patrick D Hanley	director	1000 SEMMES AVE, RICHMOND VA 23224