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Manila Water Co (PHS:MWC) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.82 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Manila Water Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Manila Water Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₱10,010 Mil. Manila Water Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₱87,603 Mil. Manila Water Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₱25,543 Mil. Manila Water Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.82.

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 Manila Water Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

PHS:MWC' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.19   Med: 4.14   Max: 6.51
Current: 5.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Manila Water Co was 6.51. The lowest was 2.19. And the median was 4.14.

PHS:MWC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
66.74% of 463 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.81 vs PHS:MWC: 5.31

Manila Water Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Manila Water Co'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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Manila Water Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Manila Water Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.36 6.05 6.51 6.30 5.96

Manila Water Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 4.47 3.78 4.21 21.99 3.82

Competitive Comparison of Manila Water Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Manila Water Co'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.


Manila Water Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Manila Water Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Manila Water Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Manila Water Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(17223.531 + 82491.298) / 16730.454
=5.96

Manila Water Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(10009.765 + 87603.288) / 25542.86
=3.82

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Manila Water Co  (PHS:MWC) 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.


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Manila Water Co (PHS:MWC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
489 Katipunan Road, 2nd Floor, MWSS Administration Building, Balara, Quezon, PHL, 1105
Manila Water Co Inc is a water and wastewater management company. Its operations can be divided among Metro Manila East Zone and Manila Water Philippine Ventures, which operate across municipalities in the Philippines, and Manila Water Asia Pacific, which operates in Vietnam, Myanmar, and Indonesia. The segments of the company consist of Manila Concession and Head Office, Domestic Subsidiaries, and Foreign Subsidiaries. The Manila Concession and Head Office generate maximum revenue for the company.

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