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Ciech (WAR:CIE) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.86 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Ciech Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Ciech's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was zł424 Mil. Ciech's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was zł1,685 Mil. Ciech's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was zł737 Mil. Ciech's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.86.

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

WAR:CIE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.69   Med: 2.68   Max: 3.5
Current: 2.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ciech was 3.50. The lowest was 1.69. And the median was 2.68.

WAR:CIE's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 2.25 vs WAR:CIE: 2.08

Ciech Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ciech'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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Ciech Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Ciech Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.73 3.35 3.50 3.01 1.82

Ciech Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 2.26 0.98 2.71 3.92 2.86

Competitive Comparison of Ciech's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Chemicals subindustry, Ciech'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.


Ciech's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Ciech Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ciech's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(224.315 + 1776.129) / 1099.43
=1.82

Ciech's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(424.124 + 1685.031) / 736.996
=2.86

* 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 (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Ciech  (WAR:CIE) 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.


Ciech Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Ciech (WAR:CIE) Business Description

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Address
ul Wspolna Street 62, Warsaw, POL, 00-684
Ciech SA manufactures and sells soda ash, glass, and chemical-based products. The firm's four segments are based on product type and function. The Soda segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells soda ash used in the production of glass, detergents, and chemicals. Agro Segment is a manufacturer of crop protection products used in agriculture. The resins segment produces epoxy resins and polyester resins. Foams Segment is a producer of polyurethane foams, mainly used in the furniture industry for upholstered furniture and mattresses. Silicates Segment manufactures sodium silicates and potassium silicates. The packaging segment manufactures glass packaging lanterns and jars, used in the food industry and for the production of headstone lamps.

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