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Williamson Tea Kenya (NAI:WTK) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.27 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Williamson Tea Kenya Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Williamson Tea Kenya's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was KES56 Mil. Williamson Tea Kenya's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was KES178 Mil. Williamson Tea Kenya's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was KES866 Mil. Williamson Tea Kenya's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.27.

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 Williamson Tea Kenya's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

NAI:WTK' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.53   Med: 0.17   Max: 3.95
Current: 0.22

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Williamson Tea Kenya was 3.95. The lowest was -2.53. And the median was 0.17.

NAI:WTK's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
87.45% of 1426 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.13 vs NAI:WTK: 0.22

Williamson Tea Kenya Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Williamson Tea Kenya'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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Williamson Tea Kenya Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Williamson Tea Kenya 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 0.13 0.06 0.72 0.22 0.16

Williamson Tea Kenya Semi-Annual Data
Mar11 Mar12 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 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 -2.97 0.17 0.50 0.16 0.27

Competitive Comparison of Williamson Tea Kenya's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Farm Products subindustry, Williamson Tea Kenya'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.


Williamson Tea Kenya's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Williamson Tea Kenya's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Williamson Tea Kenya Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Williamson Tea Kenya'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
=(52.067 + 150.538) / 1244.882
=0.16

Williamson Tea Kenya'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
=(56.002 + 177.597) / 866.13
=0.27

* 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.


Williamson Tea Kenya  (NAI:WTK) 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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Williamson Tea Kenya (NAI:WTK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Karen Office Park, Langata Road, P.O. Box 42281, 2nd Floor, The Acacia Block, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
Williamson Tea Kenya PLC is engaged in the farm products business sector. The business of the company operates in segments that include Cultivation, Manufacturing, and Sale of Tea, Investment in Property, and Sale and Servicing of Generators. Its Tea segment generates maximum revenue for the company. The product line consists of matcha tea, mini tea candles, elephant tea candles, loose tea, and tea bags. Its products are also exported and these exports generate maximum revenue for the company.

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