Stepan Co (Stepan Co) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.18 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Stepan Co's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.18.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Stepan Co couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for Stepan Co's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

SCL' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18 Med: 0.62 Max: 1.4
Current: 0.18

During the past 13 years, Stepan Co's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 1.40. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 0.62.

SCL's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
80.92% of 1551 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.75 vs SCL: 0.18

Stepan Co Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Stepan Co's Cash-to-Debt 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.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Stepan Co Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

1.25

1.40

0.38

0.27

0.18

Stepan Co Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt																0.27	0.17	0.18	0.15	0.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Stepan Co's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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.

Stepan Co Cash-to-Debt Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Stepan Co's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Stepan Co Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Stepan Co's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	129.823	/	(252.898	+	459.274)
	=	0.18

Stepan Co's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	129.823	/	(252.898	+	459.274)
	=	0.18

Stepan Co (NYSE:SCL) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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Stepan Co (Stepan Co) Business Description

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96S:Germany

Address

1101 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 500, Northbrook, IL, USA, 60062

Website

https://www.stepan.com

Stepan Co manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into three segments based on product type. The surfactants segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells cleaning agents used in detergents, shampoos, body wash, fabric softeners, toothpastes, and other personal-care products. Surfactants are chemical agents that affect the interaction between two surfaces. The polymers segment sells polyurethane used to manufacture rigid foam for thermal insulation, as well as phthalic anhydride used to make plastic components for the construction, automotive, and boating industries. The specialty products segment sells chemicals used in food and flavoring. Most of Stepan's revenue comes from the United States.

Executives

Sharon Purnell	officer: VP & CHRO	1101 SKOKIE BLVD, SUITE 500, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Randall S. Dearth	director	CALGON CARBON CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 717, PITTSBURGH X1 15230
Stepan F Quinn Jr	director, officer: President and COO	22 W FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Arthur W Mergner	officer: VP & General Manager	22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Scott R. Behrens	officer: VP/GM Surfactants	22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Robert Joseph Haire	officer: EVP, Supply Chain	1101 SKOKIE BLVD, SUITE 500, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Jason Scott Keiper	officer: VP & Chief Tech & Sust Officer	22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Gregory E Lawton	director	4 TESSENEER DR, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS KY 41076
Luis Rojo	officer: VP & Chief Financial Officer	22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Debra Stefaniak	officer: VP, Business Transformation	22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Janet Anne Catlett	officer: VP, CHRO	22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Richard Finn Stepan	officer: V.P. and Gen'l. Mgr., Polymers	22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Edward J Wehmer	director	454 BUENA ROAD, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Lorinda Burgess	director	22 WEST FRONTAG ROAD, NORTHBROOK IL 60093
Sean Thomas Moriarty	officer: VP & GM Polymers	22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093