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Norsk Hydro ASA (OSTO:NHYO) Debt-to-EBITDA : 10.04 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Norsk Hydro ASA Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Norsk Hydro ASA's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was kr7,110 Mil. Norsk Hydro ASA's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was kr28,978 Mil. Norsk Hydro ASA's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was kr3,596 Mil. Norsk Hydro ASA's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.04.

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 Norsk Hydro ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

OSTO:NHYo' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.44   Med: 1.14   Max: 2.75
Current: 1.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Norsk Hydro ASA was 2.75. The lowest was 0.44. And the median was 1.14.

OSTO:NHYo's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
50% of 534 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.98 vs OSTO:NHYo: 1.98

Norsk Hydro ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Norsk Hydro ASA'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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Norsk Hydro ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Norsk Hydro ASA 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 2.75 1.96 1.02 0.78 1.98

Norsk Hydro ASA 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 1.88 1.90 0.89 3.09 10.04

Competitive Comparison of Norsk Hydro ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Aluminum subindustry, Norsk Hydro ASA'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.


Norsk Hydro ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Norsk Hydro ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Norsk Hydro ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Norsk Hydro ASA'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
=(7110 + 28978) / 18275
=1.97

Norsk Hydro ASA'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
=(7110 + 28978) / 3596
=10.04

* 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.


Norsk Hydro ASA  (OSTO:NHYo) 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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Norsk Hydro ASA (OSTO:NHYO) Business Description

Address
Postboks 980 Skøyen,, Oslo, NOR, NO-0240
Norsk Hydro ASA is an aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future. It's engaged in energy to bauxite mining and alumina refining, primary aluminium, aluminium extrusions, and aluminium recycling. The company's reportable segments are Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Hydro Aluminium Metal, Hydro Extrusions, and Hydro Energy, as well as the Hydro Metal Markets activities. Hydro Extrusions delivers products within extrusion profiles, building systems, and precision tubing, and is operating several recycling facilities, both integrated with its extrusion plants and separate plants. Hydro Extrusions are present in about 40 countries. It is delivered to sectors such as construction, automotive and heating, etc. Key revenue comes from the Hydro Extrusions segment.

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