Blue Label Telecoms (JSE:BLU) EBIT : R1,848 Mil (TTM As of Nov. 2023)

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What is Blue Label Telecoms EBIT?

Blue Label Telecoms's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was R985 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was R1,848 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Blue Label Telecoms's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 13.77%. Blue Label Telecoms's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 141.81%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Blue Label Telecoms's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 27.27%.

Blue Label Telecoms EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Label Telecoms's EBIT can be seen below:

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Blue Label Telecoms EBIT Chart

Blue Label Telecoms Annual Data

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May23

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-6,174.56

717.74

1,228.70

1,605.16

1,156.45

Blue Label Telecoms Semi-Annual Data
	May14	Nov14	May15	Nov15	May16	Nov16	May17	Nov17	May18	Nov18	May19	Nov19	May20	Nov20	May21	Nov21	May22	Nov22	May23	Nov23
EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															856.95	748.21	293.15	863.30	984.65

Competitive Comparison of Blue Label Telecoms's EBIT

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Blue Label Telecoms's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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.

Blue Label Telecoms's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Blue Label Telecoms's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Label Telecoms's EV-to-EBIT falls into.

Blue Label Telecoms EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R1,848 Mil.

Blue Label Telecoms (JSE:BLU) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Blue Label Telecoms's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: May. 2023 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Nov. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	1542.932 * ( 1 - 21.35% )	/	( (8315.861	+	9312.024)	/ 2 )
=	1213.516018	/	8813.9425
=	13.77 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: May. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	14718.31	-	5415.787	-	( 1376.712	-	max(0, 8031.576	-	9018.238	+	1376.712	))
=	8315.861

	Invested Capital		(Q: Nov. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	14487.837	-	5107.17	-	( 1134.126	-	max(0, 8836.235	-	8904.878	+	1134.126	))
=	9312.024

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Nov. 2023) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Blue Label Telecoms's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Nov. 2023 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: May. 2023		Q: Nov. 2023
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	1969.294	/	( ( (248.939 + max(-392.049, 0))	+	(222.439 + max(2306.058, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	1969.294	/	( ( 248.939	+	2528.497 )	/	2 )
=	1969.294	/	1388.718
=	141.81 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: May. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(315.025	+	555.81	+	4529.095)	-	(5415.787	+	0	+	376.192)
=	-392.049

	Working Capital		(Q: Nov. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(3496.876	+	2828.768	+	1125.266)	-	(5107.17	+	0	+	37.682000000001)
=	2306.058

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Nov. 2023) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Blue Label Telecoms's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Nov. 2023 )
	=	1847.945	/	6776.499
	=	27.27 %

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Blue Label Telecoms (JSE:BLU) Business Description

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75 Grayston Drive, Corner Benmore Road, Morningside Extension 5, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196

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https://www.bluelabeltelecoms.co.za

Blue Label Telecoms Ltd is a technology company. It derives revenue from the distribution of airtime and mobile transaction services. It operates through four segments: African Distribution, International, Solutions and Corporate. African distribution includes the distribution of physical and virtual prepaid airtime and electricity of the South African telecommunication and utilities companies. International includes the distribution of physical and virtual prepaid airtime in India and Mexico and payment solutions in India. Solutions include the provision of a mobile transactional platform and the marketing of mobile and financial products. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in South Africa.