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Telkom SOC (FRA:TZL1) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.22 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Telkom SOC Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Telkom SOC's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was €257 Mil. Telkom SOC's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was €809 Mil. Telkom SOC's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was €480 Mil. Telkom SOC's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.22.

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

FRA:TZL1' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.47   Med: 0.75   Max: 1.81
Current: -4.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Telkom SOC was 1.81. The lowest was -4.47. And the median was 0.75.

FRA:TZL1's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 316 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.1 vs FRA:TZL1: -4.47

Telkom SOC Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telkom SOC'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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Telkom SOC Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Telkom SOC Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.96 1.81 1.40 1.50 -4.18

Telkom SOC Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 1.37 1.52 1.95 -1.06 2.22

Competitive Comparison of Telkom SOC's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telkom SOC'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.


Telkom SOC's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Telkom SOC's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Telkom SOC Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Telkom SOC's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(196.728 + 849.933) / -250.489
=-4.18

Telkom SOC's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(257.005 + 809.254) / 479.722
=2.22

* 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 (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Telkom SOC  (FRA:TZL1) 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.


Telkom SOC Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Telkom SOC (FRA:TZL1) Business Description

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Address
61 Oak Avenue, Telkom Park, Highveld, Centurion, GT, ZAF, 0157
Telkom SA SOC Ltd provides fixed-line voice and data communications services in South Africa. The fixed-line segment has more than 4.5 million access lines in South Africa, where fixed-line penetration is 9.3%. Telkom offers wireless data services through subsidiary Swiftnet. The firm owns 75% of Multi-Links, a mobile operation in Nigeria with 1.78 million subscribers. The firm also owns Africa Online, which has more than 17,000 Internet customers throughout the continent.

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