Steel Dynamics (Steel Dynamics) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.69 (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. Steel Dynamics's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.69.

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, Steel Dynamics 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 Steel Dynamics's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

STLD' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.12 Med: 0.44 Max: 0.74
Current: 0.69

During the past 13 years, Steel Dynamics's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.74. The lowest was 0.12. And the median was 0.44.

STLD's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
63.15% of 616 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 0.42 vs STLD: 0.69

Steel Dynamics Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Steel Dynamics'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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Steel Dynamics Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

0.60

0.44

0.40

0.74

0.69

Steel Dynamics 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																0.74	0.76	0.68	0.73	0.69

Competitive Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Steel Dynamics'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.

Steel Dynamics Cash-to-Debt Distribution

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

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

Steel Dynamics 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.

Steel Dynamics'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)
	=	2122.097	/	(459.987	+	2611.069)
	=	0.69

Steel Dynamics'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)
	=	2122.097	/	(459.987	+	2611.069)
	=	0.69

Steel Dynamics (NAS:STLD) 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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Steel Dynamics (Steel Dynamics) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

STLD:Mexico 1STLD:Italy SD5:Germany

Address

7575 West Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN, USA, 46804

Website

https://www.steeldynamics.com

Steel Dynamics Inc operates scrap-based steel minimills with roughly 16 million tons of annual steel production capacity. The company's segment includes steel operations, metals recycling operations, and steel fabrication operations. It generates maximum revenue from the steel operations segment.

Executives

Glenn Pushis	officer: Senior Vice President	4500 COUNTY ROAD 59, BUTLER IN 46721
James C Marcuccilli	director	127 W BERRY ST, FORT WAYNE IN 46802
Bradley S Seaman	director	161 SHAWFORD WAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Richard A Poinsatte	officer: Senior Vice President	6714 POINTE INVERNESS WAY, SUITE 200, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Jennifer L Hamann	director	1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68130
Christopher A Graham	officer: Vice President	7575 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Gabriel Shaheen	director	1540 PARILLA CIRCLE, TRINITY FL 34655
Keith E Busse	director	7575 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., FORT WAYNE IN 46804
James Stanley Anderson	officer: Senior Vice President	203 E BERRY STREET, AWB SUITE 804, FORT WAYNE IN 46802
Luis Manuel Sierra	director	1555 CORAOPOLIS HEIGHTS ROAD, MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108
Miguel Alvarez	officer: Senior Vice President	7575 WEST JEFFERSON BLVD., FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Mark D Millett	director, officer: President and CEO	7575 W JEFFERSON BLVD, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Theresa E Wagler	officer: Executive Vice President & CFO	7575 W JEFFERSON BLVD, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Russell B Rinn	officer: Executive Vice President	7575 WEST JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Kenneth W. Cornew	director	10 SOUTH DEARBORN STREET, 54TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603