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NPK Co (XKRX:048830) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.94 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is NPK Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

NPK Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was ₩3,266 Mil. NPK Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was ₩180 Mil. NPK Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was ₩3,659 Mil. NPK Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.94.

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

XKRX:048830' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.56   Med: 1.97   Max: 6.96
Current: 0.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of NPK Co was 6.96. The lowest was 0.56. And the median was 1.97.

XKRX:048830's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
78.44% of 1192 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.37 vs XKRX:048830: 0.57

NPK Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for NPK Co'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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NPK Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

NPK Co 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 2.48 2.36 1.52 1.04 0.56

NPK Co 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 0.53 0.48 0.78 0.61 0.94

Competitive Comparison of NPK Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, NPK Co'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.


NPK Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



NPK Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

NPK Co'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
=(4278.25 + 201.821) / 7961.824
=0.56

NPK Co'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
=(3265.697 + 179.645) / 3659.212
=0.94

* 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.


NPK Co  (XKRX:048830) 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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NPK Co Business Description

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Address
Keumkang Penterium IT Tower, 333-7, Sangdaewon-Dong, Jungwon-Gu, Gyeonggi-do, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, KOR, 462-901
NPK Co Ltd engages in manufacturing and selling plastics in South Korea and internationally. The company's Plastics division produces various engineering plastics, including PP, ABS, PBT, and PC compounds, as well as nylon for use in electrical and electronic parts, industrial parts, auto parts, high strength and heat-resistance products, flame resistance products, and washing machine and washer tubs.

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