Pakistan Telecommunication Co (KAR:PTC) Debt-to-Equity : 3.45 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Pakistan Telecommunication Co Debt-to-Equity?

Pakistan Telecommunication Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₨70,569 Mil. Pakistan Telecommunication Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₨113,617 Mil. Pakistan Telecommunication Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₨53,344 Mil. Pakistan Telecommunication Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.45.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pakistan Telecommunication Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

KAR:PTC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14 Med: 0.53 Max: 3.27
Current: 3.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Pakistan Telecommunication Co was 3.27. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.53.

KAR:PTC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
90.94% of 342 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.645 vs KAR:PTC: 3.27

Pakistan Telecommunication Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pakistan Telecommunication Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Pakistan Telecommunication Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Pakistan Telecommunication Co Annual Data

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Dec16

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Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.66

0.82

1.23

2.90

3.27

Pakistan Telecommunication 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-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.84	2.77	2.74	3.27	3.45

Competitive Comparison of Pakistan Telecommunication Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Pakistan Telecommunication Co's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.

Pakistan Telecommunication Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Pakistan Telecommunication Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pakistan Telecommunication Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Pakistan Telecommunication Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Pakistan Telecommunication Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(78353.629	+	112063.194)	/	58180.218
	=	3.27

Pakistan Telecommunication Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(70569.423	+	113617)	/	53344.049
	=	3.45

Pakistan Telecommunication Co (KAR:PTC) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Pakistan Telecommunication Co (KAR:PTC) Business Description

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Room No. 17, Plot No 55-C, Ground Floor (Margalla Side), Ufone Tower, Main Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area, Sector F-7/1, Islamabad, PAK

Website

https://www.ptcl.com.pk

Pakistan Telecommunication Co Ltd is a telecom company. It is mainly engaged in providing telecommunication services such as wireline and wireless services, interconnects, data services, and equipment sales. The services provided by the company include high-speed internet, smart tv, mobile services, landline services, digital services such as managed Wi-Fi, smart radios, point-to-multipoint and cloud services in the realm of IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), and hosting services. The company operates in three operating segments i.e. fixed-line communications (Wireline), wireless communications (Wireless), and banking.