GrafTech International (GrafTech International) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.20 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is GrafTech International Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

GrafTech International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.1 Mil. GrafTech International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $925.5 Mil. GrafTech International's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-774.5 Mil. GrafTech International's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.20.

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 GrafTech International's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

EAF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -85.37 Med: 1.76 Max: 3.61
Current: -5.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of GrafTech International was 3.61. The lowest was -85.37. And the median was 1.76.

EAF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 2301 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.74 vs EAF: -5.85

GrafTech International Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for GrafTech International's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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GrafTech International Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

GrafTech International Annual Data

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Debt-to-EBITDA

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1.76

2.15

1.77

1.67

-5.85

GrafTech International Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.61	20.42	10.29	130.65	-1.20

Competitive Comparison of GrafTech International's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, GrafTech International'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.

GrafTech International's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, GrafTech International's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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

GrafTech International Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

GrafTech International'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
	=	(0.134	+	925.511)	/	-158.132
	=	-5.85

GrafTech International'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
	=	(0.134	+	925.511)	/	-774.512
	=	-1.20

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.

GrafTech International (NYSE:EAF) 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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GrafTech International (GrafTech International) Business Description

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Address

982 Keynote Circle, Brooklyn Heights, Independence, OH, USA, 44131

Website

https://www.graftech.com

GrafTech International Ltd is a producer of specialized graphite electrodes. The electrode is an essential part of the electric arc furnace process used in aluminum smelters and steel minimills. The company operates into one reporting segment namely Industrial Materials. The Industrial Materials segment manufactures high-quality graphite electrodes essential to the production of electric arc furnace steel and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. It offers graphite electrodes and needle coke products.

Executives

Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc.	director, 10 percent owner	THREE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 VESEY STREET, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Bcp Gp Ltd	director, 10 percent owner, See Remarks	C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY STREET, SUITE, TORONTO A6 M5J2T3
Diego Donoso	director	2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Marcel Kessler	director, officer: CEO and President	982 KEYNOTE CIRCLE, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS OH 44131
Jean-marc Germain	director	982 KEYNOTE CIRCLE, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS OH 44131
Timothy K Flanagan	officer: CFO, VP Finance & Treasurer	C/O GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD., 982 KEYNOTE CIRCLE, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS OH 44131
David J. Rintoul	director, officer: President and CEO	600 GRANT STREET, SUITE 6100, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Debra Fine	director	590 MADISON AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Henry R. Keizer	director	MONTPELIER HOUSE, 94 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
Leslie D Dunn	director
Brookfield Business Partners Ltd	director, 10 percent owner	73 FRONT STREET, 5TH FLOOR, HAMILTON D0 HM12
Bcp Iv Bermuda Investor Lp	director, 10 percent owner	181 BAY STREET, SUITE 300, BROOKFIELD PLACE, TORONTO A6 M5J 2T3
Brookfield Private Equity Group Holdings Lp	director, 10 percent owner	C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY STREET, SUITE, TORONTO A6 M5J2T3
Brookfield Us Inc.	director, 10 percent owner	BROOKFIELD PLACE, 250 VESEY STREET, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281-1023
Brookfield Private Equity Holdings Llc	director, 10 percent owner	C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., BROOKFIELD PLACE, 250 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281-1023