NewMarket (NewMarket) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.68 (As of Dec. 2023)

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NewMarket's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $15 Mil. NewMarket's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $719 Mil. NewMarket's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,077 Mil. NewMarket's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.68.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

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

NEU' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68 Med: 1.05 Max: 1.62
Current: 0.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of NewMarket was 1.62. The lowest was 0.68. And the median was 1.05.

NEU's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
73.05% of 1395 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs NEU: 0.68

NewMarket Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for NewMarket's Debt-to-Equity 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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NewMarket Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

1.05

0.88

1.62

1.43

0.68

NewMarket Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																1.43	1.24	1.10	0.87	0.68

Competitive Comparison

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

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

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

NewMarket Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(15.074	+	718.524)	/	1077.061
	=	0.68

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

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(15.074	+	718.524)	/	1077.061
	=	0.68

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

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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NewMarket (NewMarket) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

UG9:Germany

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