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NewMarket (NewMarket) Debt-to-EBITDA

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

NewMarket's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $15 Mil. NewMarket's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $719 Mil. NewMarket's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $528 Mil. NewMarket's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.39.

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

NEU' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.92   Med: 1.53   Max: 3.37
Current: 1.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of NewMarket was 3.37. The lowest was 0.92. And the median was 1.53.

NEU's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
66.07% of 1223 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.17 vs NEU: 1.21

NewMarket Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for NewMarket'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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NewMarket 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 1.59 1.52 3.37 2.34 1.21

NewMarket 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 1.96 1.63 1.58 1.31 1.39

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, NewMarket'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.


NewMarket Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

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

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



NewMarket Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

NewMarket'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
=(15.074 + 718.524) / 604.331
=1.21

NewMarket'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
=(15.074 + 718.524) / 528.308
=1.39

* 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.


NewMarket  (NYSE:NEU) 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.


NewMarket Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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NewMarket (NewMarket) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
330 South Fourth Street, Richmond, VA, USA, 23219-4350
NewMarket Corp is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells petroleum additives. Petroleum additives are used in lubricating oils and fuels to enhance their performance in machinery, vehicles, and other equipment. It comprises two broad product applications. Lubricant additives are formulated chemical solutions that, when blended with base fluids, improve the efficiency, durability, performance, and functionality of mineral oils, synthetic oils, and biodegradable fluids. Fuel additives are chemical components that help oil refiners meet fuel specifications or formulated packages that improve the performance of gasoline, diesel, biofuels, and other fuels. More revenue comes from the United States than any other geographic region.
Executives
Lowell Simmons Ukrop director 330 SOUTH 4TH ST, RICHMOND VA 23219
James E Rogers director 1021 EAST CARY STREET, PO BOX 2350, RICHMOND VA 23218-2350
Gail Ridgeway officer: Controller 330 SOUTH 4TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Ting Xu director 330 S 4TH ST, RICHMOND VA 23219
Jewett Bryce Dickinson Iii officer: VP and General Counsel 330 SOUTH 4TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Hazelgrove Bruce R Iii officer: VP - Corporate Resources 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Thomas E Gottwald director, officer: President & CEO 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Regina A Harm officer: President Afton Chemical Corp 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Cameron D. Warner officer: Treasurer 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Robert A. Shama officer: President Afton Chemical Corp 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Harris H Hiter Iii director 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219-4350
Brian D Paliotti officer: Vice President & CFO 330 SOUTH 4TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
David A Fiorenza officer: Vice President and Treasurer
William J Skrobacz officer: Controller 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Patrick D Hanley director 1000 SEMMES AVE, RICHMOND VA 23224