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Steel Dynamics (Steel Dynamics) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.85 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Steel Dynamics Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Steel Dynamics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $426 Mil. Steel Dynamics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,612 Mil. Steel Dynamics's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $3,572 Mil. Steel Dynamics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.85.

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

STLD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.56   Med: 1.9   Max: 12.57
Current: 0.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Steel Dynamics was 12.57. The lowest was 0.56. And the median was 1.90.

STLD's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
75.1% of 494 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 2.675 vs STLD: 0.82

Steel Dynamics Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Steel Dynamics'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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Steel Dynamics Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Steel Dynamics 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 2.07 2.76 0.67 0.56 0.82

Steel Dynamics Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.78 0.64 0.88 1.15 0.85

Competitive Comparison of Steel Dynamics's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Steel subindustry, Steel Dynamics'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.


Steel Dynamics's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



Steel Dynamics Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Steel Dynamics'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
=(459.987 + 2611.069) / 3733.231
=0.82

Steel Dynamics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(425.696 + 2612.246) / 3572.044
=0.85

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Steel Dynamics  (NAS:STLD) 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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Steel Dynamics (Steel Dynamics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7575 West Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN, USA, 46804
Steel Dynamics Inc operates scrap-based steel minimills with roughly 16 million tons of annual steel production capacity. The company's segment includes steel operations, metals recycling operations, and steel fabrication operations. It generates maximum revenue from the steel operations segment.
Executives
Glenn Pushis officer: Senior Vice President 4500 COUNTY ROAD 59, BUTLER IN 46721
James C Marcuccilli director 127 W BERRY ST, FORT WAYNE IN 46802
Bradley S Seaman director 161 SHAWFORD WAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Richard A Poinsatte officer: Senior Vice President 6714 POINTE INVERNESS WAY, SUITE 200, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Jennifer L Hamann director 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68130
Christopher A Graham officer: Vice President 7575 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Gabriel Shaheen director 1540 PARILLA CIRCLE, TRINITY FL 34655
Keith E Busse director 7575 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., FORT WAYNE IN 46804
James Stanley Anderson officer: Senior Vice President 203 E BERRY STREET, AWB SUITE 804, FORT WAYNE IN 46802
Luis Manuel Sierra director 1555 CORAOPOLIS HEIGHTS ROAD, MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108
Miguel Alvarez officer: Senior Vice President 7575 WEST JEFFERSON BLVD., FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Mark D Millett director, officer: President and CEO 7575 W JEFFERSON BLVD, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Theresa E Wagler officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 7575 W JEFFERSON BLVD, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Russell B Rinn officer: Executive Vice President 7575 WEST JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Kenneth W. Cornew director 10 SOUTH DEARBORN STREET, 54TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603

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