Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a total shareholder equity of $5.1B and total debt of $4.8B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 93.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $11.3B and $6.2B respectively. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's EBIT is $1.2B making its interest coverage ratio 15.5. It has cash and short-term investments of $2.6B.
Key information
93.9%
Debt to equity ratio
US$4.81b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 15.5x |
| Cash | US$2.55b |
| Equity | US$5.12b |
| Total liabilities | US$6.17b |
| Total assets | US$11.29b |
Recent financial health updates
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Oct 28
Is Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM) Using Too Much Debt?
Apr 17Recent updates
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile: Its Rebound Is A Matter Of When Not If
Dec 01Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Oct 28Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.'s (NYSE:SQM) Shares Climb 25% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up
Oct 10Earnings Miss: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. Missed EPS By 21% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Aug 23Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile: Falling Knife Still Worth Catching
Aug 22Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE:SQM) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected
Aug 10Should You Investigate Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE:SQM) At US$37.81?
Jul 25Returns on Capital Paint A Bright Future For Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM)
Jul 12Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile Stock Has Gotten Cheap
Jun 27Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE:SQM) After Its First-Quarter Report
May 25Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile: Managing Risks Amidst Lithium Protectionism
May 06Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.'s (NYSE:SQM) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business
May 02Is Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM) Using Too Much Debt?
Apr 17Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile: Why Investors Should Get Back In The Ring
Feb 18SQM: A Pivotal Buying Moment Is Knocking At The Front Door
Jan 22At US$49.30, Is It Time To Put Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE:SQM) On Your Watch List?
Jan 17A Look At The Fair Value Of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE:SQM)
Jan 02Big 4 Lithium Stocks And Spot Lithium Prices - Why I Am Bullish On SQM
Dec 31SQM: Oversupply Is Good - EV Parity Nears
Nov 27SQM: We Are Not There Yet
Nov 17SQM: Buying Opportunity Even With Margin Pressure
Oct 24Sociedad Química Y Minera De Chile: Get Ready To Buy
Oct 17SQM: The Future Of Lithium Amidst The Energy Transition
Oct 09SQM: Is It Time To Buy The Dip?
Sep 12SQM: Steep Plunge Creating Massive Appeal For The Brave
Sep 02SQM: A Promising Long-Term Investment Opportunity (Technical Analysis)
Jul 29SQM: Tomorrow's Electricity With Lithium's Potential
Jun 20SQM: Lithium Prices Are Still Relatively High
Feb 19SQM: Energy Transition Underway, Trading At 5x FCF
Jan 31SQM: Seriously Undervalued Lithium Player With Lucrative Prospects
Jan 09The Theme For 2023 Is Energy Security So Buy SQM
Dec 24Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile goes ex dividend tomorrow
Dec 07Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile Q3 2022 Earnings Preview
Nov 15SQM: Lithium Prices Refuse To Come Down
Nov 07SQM: Selling More Lithium At Higher Prices
Oct 30SQM: A Stock To Own As EVs Take Over Everything
Oct 03SQM: Chile, And The Catalyst Of September
Aug 29SQM: Royalty Overpayments May Have Distorted Q2 EBITDA
Aug 23Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SQM's short term assets ($5.6B) exceed its short term liabilities ($1.9B).
Long Term Liabilities: SQM's short term assets ($5.6B) exceed its long term liabilities ($4.3B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SQM's net debt to equity ratio (44%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: SQM's debt to equity ratio has increased from 83.3% to 93.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: SQM's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (8.1%).
Interest Coverage: SQM's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (15.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 02:06 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. is covered by 41 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Andres Castanos-Mollor | Berenberg |
| Joel Jackson | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Isabella Simonato | BofA Global Research |