Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers (Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.79 (As of May. 2018)

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What is Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2018 was $21.21 Mil. Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2018 was $897.24 Mil. Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2018 was $158.64 Mil. Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2018 was 5.79.

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 Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SLMNP.PFD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.24 Med: 2.12 Max: 9.67
Current: 5.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers was 9.67. The lowest was -4.24. And the median was 2.12.

SLMNP.PFD's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 2.325 vs SLMNP.PFD: 5.82

Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Annual Data

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2.10

2.88

9.67

-4.24

5.58

Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4.48	6.89	4.30	7.22	5.79

Competitive Comparison of Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Chemicals subindustry, Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers'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.

Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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

Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2017 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(32.013	+	885.178)	/	164.334
	=	5.58

Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2018 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(21.205	+	897.243)	/	158.64
	=	5.79

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 (May. 2018) EBITDA data.

Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers (OTCPK:SLMNP.PFD) 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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Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers (Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers) Business Description

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Address

1221 McKinney Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX, USA, 77010

Website

https://www.lyondellbasell.com

Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Inc manufactures and sells a variety of plastics and chemical-based products. The firm's product portfolio includes Engineered Thermoplastics, Masterbatch, Engineered Composites, Specialty Powders, and Distribution Services. The company organizes itself into four main segments by geography. Europe, Middle East, and Africa segment generate more revenue than any other segment. The other segments are the United States and Canada, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific.

Executives

Carol S Eicher	director	ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY, 100 INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Allen A Spizzo	director	1313 N MARKET ST, WILMINGTON DE 19894
Kathleen M. Oswald	director	3637 RIDGEWOOD RD, AKRON OH 44308
Gary D. Phillips	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	3637 RIDGEWOOD RD., AKRON OH 44333
John W Richardson	officer: EVP - Chief Financial Officer	THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, 1144 EAST MARKET STREET, AKRON OH 44316-0001
Andreas K Gunther	officer: EVP - Chief Human Resources	3637 RIDGEWOOD ROAD, FAIRLAWN OH 44333
Brent Middleton	officer: SVP GM USCAN	1228 TITAN WAY, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Frank Roederer	officer: SVP & GM Engineered Composites	3637 RIDGEWOOD RD, FAIRLAWN X1 44333
Rainer Schewe	officer: EVP Global Supply Chain	3637 RIDGEWOOD RD, FAIRLAWN X1 44333
Andrean Horton	officer: Senior Corp. Counsel	3637 RIDGEWOOD RD, FAIRLAWN X1 44333
Kevin T Andrews	officer: SVP - GM Engineered Composites	3637 RIDGEWOOD RD, FAIRLAWN OH 44333
Kristopher R Westbrooks	officer: VP - Controller and CAO	3637 RIDGEWOOD ROAD, FAIRLAWN OH 44333
Stacy R Walter	officer: VP - Internal Audit	3550 WEST MARKET STREET, AKRON OH 44333
Timothy J Mcdannold	officer: Treasurer - Dir.Risk Mngmnt.	5995 MAYFAIR ROAD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Heinrich Lingnau-schneider	officer: VP & General Manager - Europe	3550 WEST MARKET STREET, AKRON OH 44333