Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Albemarle Corp., solvency ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Albemarle Corp. debt to equity ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Albemarle Corp. debt to capital ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Albemarle Corp. debt to assets ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Albemarle Corp. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Albemarle Corp. interest coverage ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Debt to Equity
Albemarle Corp., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 2,167) | 2,128) | 251,216) | 251,304) | 503,795) | 389,920) | 611) | 623) | 616) | 804,677) | 603,787) | 406,201) | 35,615) | 187,336) | 539,960) | 490,691) | 425,684) | 307,294) | 286,188) | 208,681) | 39,216) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 3,233,393) | 3,214,972) | 3,118,753) | 3,205,730) | 1,985,696) | 2,004,319) | 2,021,487) | 2,043,794) | 2,030,032) | 2,767,381) | 2,940,533) | 3,132,191) | 3,105,225) | 2,862,921) | 1,381,984) | 1,398,419) | 1,393,904) | 1,397,916) | 1,411,605) | 1,406,724) | 1,436,852) | |||||||
| Total debt | 3,235,560) | 3,217,100) | 3,369,969) | 3,457,034) | 2,489,491) | 2,394,239) | 2,022,098) | 2,044,417) | 2,030,648) | 3,572,058) | 3,544,320) | 3,538,392) | 3,140,840) | 3,050,257) | 1,921,944) | 1,889,110) | 1,819,588) | 1,705,210) | 1,697,793) | 1,615,405) | 1,476,068) | |||||||
| Total Albemarle Corporation shareholders’ equity | 9,212,735) | 7,982,627) | 6,732,636) | 6,085,291) | 5,826,600) | 5,625,266) | 5,694,116) | 6,165,549) | 5,746,384) | 4,268,227) | 4,124,881) | 4,024,472) | 3,878,004) | 3,932,250) | 3,836,559) | 3,800,801) | 3,672,274) | 3,585,321) | 3,528,844) | 3,693,576) | 3,800,310) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.39 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linde plc | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Albemarle Corporation shareholders’ equity
= 3,235,560 ÷ 9,212,735 = 0.35
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Albemarle Corp. debt to equity ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Debt to Capital
Albemarle Corp., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 2,167) | 2,128) | 251,216) | 251,304) | 503,795) | 389,920) | 611) | 623) | 616) | 804,677) | 603,787) | 406,201) | 35,615) | 187,336) | 539,960) | 490,691) | 425,684) | 307,294) | 286,188) | 208,681) | 39,216) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 3,233,393) | 3,214,972) | 3,118,753) | 3,205,730) | 1,985,696) | 2,004,319) | 2,021,487) | 2,043,794) | 2,030,032) | 2,767,381) | 2,940,533) | 3,132,191) | 3,105,225) | 2,862,921) | 1,381,984) | 1,398,419) | 1,393,904) | 1,397,916) | 1,411,605) | 1,406,724) | 1,436,852) | |||||||
| Total debt | 3,235,560) | 3,217,100) | 3,369,969) | 3,457,034) | 2,489,491) | 2,394,239) | 2,022,098) | 2,044,417) | 2,030,648) | 3,572,058) | 3,544,320) | 3,538,392) | 3,140,840) | 3,050,257) | 1,921,944) | 1,889,110) | 1,819,588) | 1,705,210) | 1,697,793) | 1,615,405) | 1,476,068) | |||||||
| Total Albemarle Corporation shareholders’ equity | 9,212,735) | 7,982,627) | 6,732,636) | 6,085,291) | 5,826,600) | 5,625,266) | 5,694,116) | 6,165,549) | 5,746,384) | 4,268,227) | 4,124,881) | 4,024,472) | 3,878,004) | 3,932,250) | 3,836,559) | 3,800,801) | 3,672,274) | 3,585,321) | 3,528,844) | 3,693,576) | 3,800,310) | |||||||
| Total capital | 12,448,295) | 11,199,727) | 10,102,605) | 9,542,325) | 8,316,091) | 8,019,505) | 7,716,214) | 8,209,966) | 7,777,032) | 7,840,285) | 7,669,201) | 7,562,864) | 7,018,844) | 6,982,507) | 5,758,503) | 5,689,911) | 5,491,862) | 5,290,531) | 5,226,637) | 5,308,981) | 5,276,378) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.28 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linde plc | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 3,235,560 ÷ 12,448,295 = 0.26
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Albemarle Corp. debt to capital ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Debt to Assets
Albemarle Corp., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 2,167) | 2,128) | 251,216) | 251,304) | 503,795) | 389,920) | 611) | 623) | 616) | 804,677) | 603,787) | 406,201) | 35,615) | 187,336) | 539,960) | 490,691) | 425,684) | 307,294) | 286,188) | 208,681) | 39,216) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 3,233,393) | 3,214,972) | 3,118,753) | 3,205,730) | 1,985,696) | 2,004,319) | 2,021,487) | 2,043,794) | 2,030,032) | 2,767,381) | 2,940,533) | 3,132,191) | 3,105,225) | 2,862,921) | 1,381,984) | 1,398,419) | 1,393,904) | 1,397,916) | 1,411,605) | 1,406,724) | 1,436,852) | |||||||
| Total debt | 3,235,560) | 3,217,100) | 3,369,969) | 3,457,034) | 2,489,491) | 2,394,239) | 2,022,098) | 2,044,417) | 2,030,648) | 3,572,058) | 3,544,320) | 3,538,392) | 3,140,840) | 3,050,257) | 1,921,944) | 1,889,110) | 1,819,588) | 1,705,210) | 1,697,793) | 1,615,405) | 1,476,068) | |||||||
| Total assets | 17,564,358) | 15,456,522) | 13,828,502) | 12,520,405) | 11,416,058) | 10,974,118) | 10,832,325) | 10,796,926) | 10,290,302) | 10,450,946) | 10,231,983) | 10,170,253) | 9,847,638) | 9,860,863) | 8,141,603) | 8,094,414) | 7,871,062) | 7,581,674) | 7,487,195) | 7,538,363) | 7,556,340) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.20 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linde plc | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 3,235,560 ÷ 17,564,358 = 0.18
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Albemarle Corp. debt to assets ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Financial Leverage
Albemarle Corp., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 17,564,358) | 15,456,522) | 13,828,502) | 12,520,405) | 11,416,058) | 10,974,118) | 10,832,325) | 10,796,926) | 10,290,302) | 10,450,946) | 10,231,983) | 10,170,253) | 9,847,638) | 9,860,863) | 8,141,603) | 8,094,414) | 7,871,062) | 7,581,674) | 7,487,195) | 7,538,363) | 7,556,340) | |||||||
| Total Albemarle Corporation shareholders’ equity | 9,212,735) | 7,982,627) | 6,732,636) | 6,085,291) | 5,826,600) | 5,625,266) | 5,694,116) | 6,165,549) | 5,746,384) | 4,268,227) | 4,124,881) | 4,024,472) | 3,878,004) | 3,932,250) | 3,836,559) | 3,800,801) | 3,672,274) | 3,585,321) | 3,528,844) | 3,693,576) | 3,800,310) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 1.91 | 1.94 | 2.05 | 2.06 | 1.96 | 1.95 | 1.90 | 1.75 | 1.79 | 2.45 | 2.48 | 2.53 | 2.54 | 2.51 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.14 | 2.11 | 2.12 | 2.04 | 1.99 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linde plc | 2.01 | 1.99 | 1.98 | 1.96 | 1.93 | 1.85 | 1.90 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.76 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.79 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Albemarle Corporation shareholders’ equity
= 17,564,358 ÷ 9,212,735 = 1.91
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Albemarle Corp. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Interest Coverage
Albemarle Corp., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Interest coverage
= (EBITQ1 2023
+ EBITQ4 2022
+ EBITQ3 2022
+ EBITQ2 2022)
÷ (Interest expenseQ1 2023
+ Interest expenseQ4 2022
+ Interest expenseQ3 2022
+ Interest expenseQ2 2022)
= (1,580,443 + 1,209,927 + 1,157,835 + 571,019)
÷ (26,777 + 24,039 + 29,691 + 41,409)
= 37.07
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Albemarle Corp. interest coverage ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |