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Wacker Chemie AG (Wacker Chemie AG) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.20 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Wacker Chemie AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Wacker Chemie AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $443 Mil. Wacker Chemie AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,177 Mil. Wacker Chemie AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $735 Mil. Wacker Chemie AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.20.

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 Wacker Chemie AG's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WKCMF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.65   Med: 1.03   Max: 1.83
Current: 1.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Wacker Chemie AG was 1.83. The lowest was 0.65. And the median was 1.03.

WKCMF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
57.36% of 1222 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.225 vs WKCMF: 1.69

Wacker Chemie AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wacker Chemie AG'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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Wacker Chemie AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Wacker Chemie AG 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 1.22 1.83 0.81 0.65 1.69

Wacker Chemie AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 0.64 - 0.81 - 2.20

Competitive Comparison of Wacker Chemie AG's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Wacker Chemie AG'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.


Wacker Chemie AG's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Wacker Chemie AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Wacker Chemie AG'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
=(442.639 + 1176.663) / 957.797
=1.69

Wacker Chemie AG'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
=(442.639 + 1176.663) / 735.224
=2.20

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Wacker Chemie AG  (OTCPK:WKCMF) 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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Wacker Chemie AG (Wacker Chemie AG) Business Description

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Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4, Munich, BY, DEU, 81737
Wacker Chemie AG manufactures and sells chemicals and silicon-based products. The firm organizes itself into four segments based on product type. The Wacker Silicones segment, which generates the most revenue of any segment, sells silicon- and methanol-based products, including durable insulators, lubricants, and sealants. The Wacker Polymers segment provides chemical binders and additives used in construction industry products. The Wacker Biosolutions segment sells chemicals to the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. The Wacker Polysilicon segment sells material for solar power and semiconductors. The majority of revenue comes from Europe, China, India, and South Korea.

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