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Adcorp Holdings (JSE:ADR) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.87 (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Adcorp Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Adcorp Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was R76 Mil. Adcorp Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was R317 Mil. Adcorp Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was R210 Mil. Adcorp Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 1.87.

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

JSE:ADR' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.01   Med: 2.2   Max: 7.38
Current: 1.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Adcorp Holdings was 7.38. The lowest was -10.01. And the median was 2.20.

JSE:ADR's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
54.22% of 830 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.87 vs JSE:ADR: 1.61

Adcorp Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Adcorp Holdings'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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Adcorp Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Adcorp Holdings Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.87 -4.71 3.35 1.89 1.61

Adcorp Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
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 2.88 1.56 1.89 1.48 1.87

Competitive Comparison of Adcorp Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Adcorp Holdings'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.


Adcorp Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Adcorp Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Adcorp Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Adcorp Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(77.433 + 331.977) / 254.515
=1.61

Adcorp Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(76.153 + 317.227) / 210.236
=1.87

* 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 (Aug. 2023) EBITDA data.


Adcorp Holdings  (JSE:ADR) 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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Adcorp Holdings (JSE:ADR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
102 Western Service Road, Adcorp Place, Gallo Manor Ext 6, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2191
Adcorp Holdings Ltd is engaged in providing workplace solutions. The company renders services in the fields of permanent recruitment and flexible staffing sectors, professional IT services, as well as the provision of business process outsourcing, training, and financial services. Its operating segments are Industrial Services, Professional Services, Training Services, and Australia. The geographical segments are South Africa and International.

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