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Cabot (CBT) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.09 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cabot Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Cabot's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $214 Mil. Cabot's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,098 Mil. Cabot's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $628 Mil. Cabot's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.09.

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

CBT' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.04   Med: 2.15   Max: 6.76
Current: 1.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Cabot was 6.76. The lowest was -7.04. And the median was 2.15.

CBT's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
54.53% of 1225 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.24 vs CBT: 1.87

Cabot Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cabot'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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Cabot Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Cabot Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.30 6.76 2.03 2.84 1.99

Cabot 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 2.50 2.01 1.63 1.84 2.09

Competitive Comparison of Cabot's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Cabot'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.


Cabot's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Cabot Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Cabot's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(182 + 1178) / 685
=1.99

Cabot'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
=(214 + 1098) / 628
=2.09

* 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.


Cabot  (NYSE:CBT) 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.


Cabot Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Cabot (CBT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Two Seaport Lane, Suite 1400, Boston, MA, USA, 02210
Cabot Corp manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals, materials, and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into two segments based on the product type. The reinforcement materials segment, which generates more revenue than any other segment, sells rubber-grade carbon black products used in hoses and belts in automobiles. The performance chemicals segment sells ink-jet colorants and metal oxides used in the automotive and construction industries.
Executives
Erica Mclaughlin officer: Senior Vice President, CFO C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Karen A Kalita officer: SVP and General Counsel C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Hobart Kalkstein officer: Senior Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Michelle Elizabeth Williams director 6555 WEST GOOD HOPE ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Sean D Keohane officer: Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Raffiq Nathoo director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1400, BOSTON MA 02210
Douglas G Delgrosso director
Lisa M Dumont officer: Controller C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Jeff Ji Zhu officer: Senior Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Christine Y Yan director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
John R Doubman officer: Senior Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Frank Anders Wilson director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Patrick M. Prevost director, officer: President and CEO C/O SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY, 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, SPRING TX 77389-4954
Nicholas S. Cross officer: Executive Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Brian A Berube officer: Vice President,General Counsel C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210