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Vertex Energy (Vertex Energy) Debt-to-EBITDA : -2.36 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vertex Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Vertex Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $39 Mil. Vertex Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $311 Mil. Vertex Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-148 Mil. Vertex Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.36.

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

VTNR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.07   Med: 2.56   Max: 40.28
Current: 31.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Vertex Energy was 40.28. The lowest was -11.07. And the median was 2.56.

VTNR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
98.33% of 720 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.745 vs VTNR: 31.35

Vertex Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vertex Energy'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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Vertex Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Vertex Energy 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 -11.07 -2.71 -6.56 3.88 31.36

Vertex Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.21 3.37 -2.69 1.40 -2.36

Competitive Comparison of Vertex Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Vertex Energy'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.


Vertex Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Vertex Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vertex Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Vertex Energy'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
=(39.093 + 311.351) / 11.176
=31.36

Vertex Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(39.093 + 311.351) / -148.268
=-2.36

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Vertex Energy  (NAS:VTNR) 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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Vertex Energy (Vertex Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1331 Gemini Street, Suite 250, Houston, TX, USA, 77058
Vertex Energy Inc is an environmental services company that recycles industrial waste streams and off-specification commercial chemical products. Its operating segments are Refining and Marketing, and Recovery. The company generates maximum revenue from the Refining and Marketing segment. The company collects used oil from businesses such as oil change service stations, automotive repair shops, petroleum refineries, and petrochemical manufacturing operations.
Executives
Christopher Allen Stratton director 1331 GEMINI STREET, #250, HOUSTON TX 77058
Alvaro Ruiz officer: Chief Strategy Officer 86 S KNIGHTS CROSSING DR, THE WOODLANDS TX 77382
James Gary Rhame officer: Chief Operating Officer 2601 RYDER COURT, LEAGUE CITY TX 77573
Benjamin P Cowart director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO AND PRESIDENT 2506 DEEP OAK COURT, HOUSTON TX 77059
Douglas Scott Haugh officer: Chief Commercial Officer 865 DUNHAM STREET, DANIEL ISLAND SC 29492
Karen Kay Maston director 3770 OLYMPIA DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77019
Odeh Khoury director 6 GREYTON LN, HOUSTON TX 77024
David L Phillips director P.O. BOX 37167, HOUSTON TX 77237
John Noel Strickland officer: COO 2030 ASHTON WAY, BAINBRIDGE GA 39819
Timothy C Harvey director 15 COLONEL WINSTEAD DRIVE, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
James P Gregory director 1225 EYE STREET NW SUITE 900, WASHINGTON DC 22209
David Peel officer: COO 1427 SHELL FISH CT., MT. PLEASANT SC 29466
Dan Borgen director 9500 NEW CENTURY, PASADENA TX 77507
Matthew Lieb officer: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 13500 EVENING CREEK DRIVE #440, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Chris Carlson officer: CFO AND SECRETARY 4418 CEDAR RIDGE TRAIL, HOUSTON TX 77059

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