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Cia Electro Metalurgica (XSGO:ELECMETAL) Debt-to-EBITDA : 7.43 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Cia Electro Metalurgica Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Cia Electro Metalurgica's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was CLP290,148 Mil. Cia Electro Metalurgica's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was CLP216,818 Mil. Cia Electro Metalurgica's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was CLP68,258 Mil. Cia Electro Metalurgica's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 7.43.

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 Cia Electro Metalurgica's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XSGO:ELECMETAL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.51   Med: 6.09   Max: 7.81
Current: 4.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Cia Electro Metalurgica was 7.81. The lowest was 3.51. And the median was 6.09.

XSGO:ELECMETAL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
64.03% of 481 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 2.78 vs XSGO:ELECMETAL: 4.12

Cia Electro Metalurgica Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cia Electro Metalurgica'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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Cia Electro Metalurgica Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Cia Electro Metalurgica Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.81 6.60 7.60 6.45 4.13

Cia Electro Metalurgica Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 4.59 4.49 6.70 3.11 7.43

Competitive Comparison of Cia Electro Metalurgica's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Steel subindustry, Cia Electro Metalurgica'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.


Cia Electro Metalurgica's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Cia Electro Metalurgica's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Cia Electro Metalurgica Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Cia Electro Metalurgica's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(213364.228 + 297346.897) / 123728.597
=4.13

Cia Electro Metalurgica's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(290148.421 + 216817.789) / 68258.316
=7.43

* 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. 2025) EBITDA data.


Cia Electro Metalurgica  (XSGO:ELECMETAL) 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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Cia Electro Metalurgica Business Description

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Address
2233 Andres Bello Avenue, 11th and 12th Floor, Providencia, Santiago, CHL
Cia Electro Metalurgica SA is a supplier of integrated wear solutions for mining, construction, and industry. The company has diversified its operations into the following segments, being Metallurgical, Glass Containers, Wines, Media, Electric Generation, Investments, and Others. The metallurgical segment which generates maximum revenue for the company engages in the manufacturing and marketing of wear parts for crushing, grinding, and earthworks for mining and other industries. The Glass Containers segment is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of glass containers for wine, beers, soft drinks, liquors, food, and laboratories. The Wine segment produces and markets wines and spirits. The Communication segment includes written press and editorials.

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