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Salzgitter AG (Salzgitter AG) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.77 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Salzgitter AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Salzgitter AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,026 Mil. Salzgitter AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $393 Mil. Salzgitter AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $513 Mil. Salzgitter AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.77.

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

SZGPY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.87   Med: 1.61   Max: 6.42
Current: 1.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Salzgitter AG was 6.42. The lowest was 0.87. And the median was 1.61.

SZGPY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
60.82% of 490 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 2.615 vs SZGPY: 1.80

Salzgitter AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Salzgitter AG'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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Salzgitter AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Salzgitter AG 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 2.90 6.42 1.19 1.04 1.80

Salzgitter AG 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 1.87 - - - 2.77

Competitive Comparison of Salzgitter AG's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Steel subindustry, Salzgitter AG'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.


Salzgitter AG's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



Salzgitter AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Salzgitter AG'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
=(1025.736 + 392.803) / 786.805
=1.80

Salzgitter AG'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
=(1025.736 + 392.803) / 512.976
=2.77

* 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.


Salzgitter AG  (OTCPK:SZGPY) 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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Salzgitter AG (Salzgitter AG) Business Description

Address
Eisenhüttenstrasse 99, Salzgitter, DEU, 38239
Salzgitter AG is a German-based steel & technology company. The segments of the company are Steel Production, Steel Processing, Trading, & Technology business. The majority is derived from the trading segment. Steel Production Business Unit manufactures high-quality branded steel & special steel. Steel Processing Business Unit produce a broad spectrum of high-grade plate products. Trading Business Unit operates a tightly-knit European sales network & trading companies & agencies that ensure that Salzgitter Group's products & services are marketed efficiently. Technology Business Unit operates in the filling & packing technology segment, as well as in special machinery engineering for shoe manufacturing & elastomer production. Geographically, the majority is derived from domestic markets.

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