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Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co (SHSE:600618) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.24 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ¥356 Mil. Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ¥1,203 Mil. Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ¥1,261 Mil. Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.24.

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 Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:600618' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -31.97   Med: 0.4   Max: 21.41
Current: 1.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co was 21.41. The lowest was -31.97. And the median was 0.40.

SHSE:600618's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
56.73% of 1225 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.24 vs SHSE:600618: 1.72

Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co'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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Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co 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 - 0.01 0.38 0.77 1.32

Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co 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 1.33 1.61 3.02 1.77 1.24

Competitive Comparison of Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Chemicals subindustry, Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co'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.


Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co'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
=(355.929 + 1203.451) / 1178.966
=1.32

Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co'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
=(355.929 + 1203.451) / 1260.808
=1.24

* 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.


Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co  (SHSE:600618) 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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Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co (SHSE:600618) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4747 Longwu Road, Shanghai, CHN, 00241
Shanghai Chlor-alkali Chemical Co Ltd produces chemical products. The company's product portfolio includes sodium hydroxide, chlorine, chlorine products, polyvinyl chloride plastics resin and the products. It is focused on export markets in the Middle East, South America, and Africa for its sales performance. Its majority of revenues are from the production and sale of Chlorine products.

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