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ALB (Albemarle) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.92 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Albemarle Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Albemarle's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $3 Mil. Albemarle's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $3,566 Mil. Albemarle's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $-3,870 Mil. Albemarle's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was -0.92.

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

ALB' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.75   Med: 4.6   Max: 8.19
Current: -1.75

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Albemarle was 8.19. The lowest was -1.75. And the median was 4.60.

ALB's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1192 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.37 vs ALB: -1.75

Albemarle Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Albemarle 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 3.79 5.44 5.61 1.16 5.40

Albemarle Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -39.11 -1.44 -150.52 -2.75 -0.92

Competitive Comparison of Albemarle's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Albemarle'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.


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

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

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



Albemarle Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Albemarle'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
=(625.761 + 3654.683) / 792.754
=5.40

Albemarle's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(3.012 + 3565.99) / -3870.336
=-0.92

* 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. 2024) EBITDA data.


Albemarle  (NYSE:ALB) 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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Albemarle Business Description

Address
4250 Congress Street, Suite 900, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28209
Albemarle is one of the world's largest lithium producers. In the lithium industry, the majority of demand comes from batteries, where lithium is used as the energy storage material, particularly in electric vehicles. Albemarle is a fully integrated lithium producer. Its upstream resources include salt brine deposits in Chile and the US and two hard rock mines in Australia, both of which are joint ventures. The company operates lithium refining plants in Chile, the US, Australia, and China. Albemarle is a global leader in the production of bromine, used in flame retardants. It is also a major producer of oil refining catalysts.
Executives
Netha N. Johnson officer: President, Bromine Specialties 3489 CRESTMOOR DRIVE, WOODBURY MN 55125
Barichivich John Clarence Iii officer: VP, Controller & CAO 4250 CONGRESS ST., SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Kristin M Coleman officer: EVP, General Counsel 140 HAZEL AVE., GLENCOE IL 60022
Neal Ravi Sheorey officer: Chief Financial Officer 4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Michael James Simmons officer: President - Ketjen 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Eric Norris officer: President, Lithium 1519 AUDUBON ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
J Kent Masters director ALBEMARLE CORP., 451 FLORIDA ST, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Sean B. O'hollaren officer: Chief External Affairs Officer 4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Jacobus G. Fourie officer: Chief Capital Projects Officer 4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Scott Tozier officer: EVP & CFO ALBEMARLE CORP, 4250 CONGRESS ST STE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Karen G Narwold officer: EVP, Chief Admin Officer ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Raphael Goszcz Crawford officer: President, Catalysts 4311 GREENBRIAR HILLS PLANTATION RD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Ralf Hans Cramer director MIERENDORSFSTRASSE 26, BENSHEIM 2M 64625
Kissam Luther C Iv director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO 3801 BERESFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Melissa H. Anderson officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST. SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209