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Astec Industries (Astec Industries) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 0.80 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Astec Industries's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11 Mil. Astec Industries's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $72 Mil. Astec Industries's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $104 Mil. Astec Industries's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.80.

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 Astec Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ASTE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.06   Med: 0.08   Max: 2.52
Current: 1.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Astec Industries was 2.52. The lowest was -1.06. And the median was 0.08.

ASTE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
66.06% of 165 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 1.8 vs ASTE: 1.08

Astec Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Astec Industries'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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Astec Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.04 0.03 0.06 2.52 1.08

Astec Industries 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.03 0.77 0.77 13.44 0.80

Competitive Comparison

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Astec Industries'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.


Astec Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Astec Industries's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Astec Industries Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Astec Industries'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
=(11.1 + 72) / 77.3
=1.08

Astec Industries'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
=(11.1 + 72) / 104
=0.80

* 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.


Astec Industries  (NAS:ASTE) 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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Astec Industries (Astec Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1725 Shepherd Road, Chattanooga, TN, USA, 37421
Astec Industries Inc designs and manufactures equipment and components used primarily in road construction and other development activities. Its products are used through the entire process of building roads, from mining and crushing materials to creating the road surface. The company manufactures a line of plants, pavers, vehicles, and machines to mix and transform materials into construction components. It has two operating segments: infrastructure solutions and materials solutions. The majority of sales are derived from the United States. Its customers are asphalt producers, highway and heavy equipment contractors, ready mix concrete producers, demolition recycling markets, sand and gravel producers, open mine operators, quarry operators, and others.
Executives
Winford James Murphy Jr director 213 NORMANDIE DRIVE, OPELOUSAS LA 70570
Barend Snyman officer: Group President 3906 LOBLOLLY LANE, VALDOSTA GA 31601
Nalin Jain director 30 ISABELLA ST., PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp director 30 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Mark Joseph Gliebe director 200 STATE STREET, BELOIT WI 53511
Linda I. Knoll director 5800 KNOB HILL CR, CLARKSON TN 48348
Litchfield Matthew T Sr officer: Chief Information Officer 1725 SHEPHERD RD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Timothy A Averkamp officer: Group President 1725 SHEPHERD RD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Merwe Jaco Van Der officer: Group President 1725 SHEPHERD RD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Anshu Pasricha officer: GC and Corp Secretary 1725 SHEPHERD ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Mary L Howell director 1101 PENNSYLVANIA AVE STE 400, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Tracey H Cook director 1725 SHEPHERD RD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
William Bradley Southern director 1610 WEST END AVENUE, NASHVILLE TN 37203
James B Baker director 1725 SHEPHERD ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
William Glenwood Dorey director PO BOX 50085, WATSONVILLE CA 95077-5085