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Brenntag SE (Brenntag SE) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.79 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Brenntag SE Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Brenntag SE's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $304 Mil. Brenntag SE's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,312 Mil. Brenntag SE's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,463 Mil. Brenntag SE's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.79.

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 Brenntag SE's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BNTGY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.59   Med: 2.47   Max: 2.86
Current: 1.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Brenntag SE was 2.86. The lowest was 1.59. And the median was 2.47.

BNTGY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
60.16% of 1225 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.24 vs BNTGY: 1.59

Brenntag SE Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brenntag SE'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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Brenntag SE Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Brenntag SE 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 2.02 2.45 1.68 1.59

Brenntag SE 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 2.35 0.27 0.30 0.32 1.79

Competitive Comparison of Brenntag SE's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Brenntag SE'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.


Brenntag SE's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Brenntag SE Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Brenntag SE'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
=(303.599 + 2311.559) / 1642.421
=1.59

Brenntag SE'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
=(303.599 + 2311.559) / 1463.468
=1.79

* 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.


Brenntag SE  (OTCPK:BNTGY) 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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Brenntag SE (Brenntag SE) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Messeallee 11, Essen, NW, DEU, 45131
Brenntag SE manufactures, distributes, and sells chemicals and chemical-based products in three categories: life science, material science, and environmental. Life science chemicals are used to produce cosmetics, food, animal nutrition, and pharmaceuticals. The material science chemicals are used to produce soaps and detergents, coatings, and paints as well as the extraction of oil and gas. Environmental chemicals are used in the water treatment process. The company organizes itself into four segments based on geography: North America; Latin America; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and Asia-Pacific. More revenue comes from EMEA than any other segment.