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Netcare (Netcare) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.39 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Netcare Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Netcare's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $101 Mil. Netcare's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $548 Mil. Netcare's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $148 Mil. Netcare's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 4.39.

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

NWKHY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.45   Med: 2.86   Max: 4.38
Current: 4.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Netcare was 4.38. The lowest was 1.45. And the median was 2.86.

NWKHY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
69.79% of 427 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.63 vs NWKHY: 4.38

Netcare Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Netcare 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 1.45 4.17 3.43 3.05 3.01

Netcare 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 5.14 5.11 4.18 4.02 4.39

Competitive Comparison of Netcare's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Netcare'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.


Netcare's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Netcare's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Netcare Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Netcare'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
=(100.603 + 547.884) / 215.125
=3.01

Netcare'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
=(100.603 + 547.884) / 147.846
=4.39

* 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.


Netcare  (OTCPK:NWKHY) 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.


Netcare Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Netcare (Netcare) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
76 Maude Street, Corner West Street, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Netcare Ltd operates a network of hospitals in South Africa. Its network also includes emergency, cancer care, diagnostic support, primary care, and renal care services as well as occupational health and wellness services. The firm operates in two segments: Hospital and emergency services and Primary Care. The Hospital and emergency services segment contributes to majority of the firm's revenue. Netcare's services include Netcare appointmed TM, Netcare Cancer Care, Netcare Family Connect Line, Netcare Occupational Health and Netcare Pharmacy.

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