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Star Cement (BOM:540575) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.20 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Star Cement Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Star Cement's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹622 Mil. Star Cement's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹848 Mil. Star Cement's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹7,502 Mil. Star Cement's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.20.

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

BOM:540575' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.16   Max: 2.37
Current: 0.25

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Star Cement was 2.37. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.16.

BOM:540575's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
88.09% of 319 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 2.16 vs BOM:540575: 0.25

Star Cement Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Star Cement'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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Star Cement Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Star Cement Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.04 0.06 0.04 0.07 0.25

Star Cement Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.05 - 0.08 - 0.20

Competitive Comparison of Star Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Building Materials subindustry, Star Cement'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.


Star Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

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

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



Star Cement Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Star Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(621.756 + 847.673) / 5827.779
=0.25

Star Cement's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(621.756 + 847.673) / 7501.988
=0.20

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Star Cement  (BOM:540575) 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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Star Cement (BOM:540575) Business Description

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Address
P-15/1, Taratala Main Road, Century House, 2nd Floor, CPT Colony, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700 088
Star Cement Ltd is a cement company in India. It offers Cement and Cement linker products. The group markets clinker to different grinding units in North East India and parts of Eastern India. It also exports clinker to neighbouring countries like Nepal and Bhutan. The company's product range comprises Ordinary portland cement, Portland pozzolana cement, and Portland slag cement. The company sells its products in India, Nepal and Bhutan, of which prime revenue is generated from the sales made in India.

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