MTN Group (JSE:MTN) Cash-to-Debt : 0.48 (As of Jun. 2024)

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What is MTN Group Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. MTN Group's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.48.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, MTN Group couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024.

The historical rank and industry rank for MTN Group's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:MTN' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.1 Med: 0.47 Max: 0.86
Current: 0.48

During the past 13 years, MTN Group's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.86. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.47.

JSE:MTN's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
59.57% of 376 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs JSE:MTN: 0.48

MTN Group Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for MTN Group's Cash-to-Debt 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.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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MTN Group Cash-to-Debt Chart

MTN Group Annual Data

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Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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0.29

0.47

0.66

0.64

0.61

MTN Group Semi-Annual Data
	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23	Jun24
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.54	0.64	0.56	0.61	0.48

Competitive Comparison of MTN Group's Cash-to-Debt

For the Telecom Services subindustry, MTN Group's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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.

MTN Group's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, MTN Group's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MTN Group's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

MTN Group Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

MTN Group's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	90329	/	(38144	+	110303)
	=	0.61

MTN Group's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	65166	/	(31824	+	103819)
	=	0.48

MTN Group (JSE:MTN) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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Website

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MTN Group Ltd is a mobile telecommunications provider operating across South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Uganda, Syria, and Sudan. most of the company's revenue is earned in South Africa and Nigeria. The company also has a joint venture in Iran. From a product perspective, most of its revenue is from voice and data. Other contributors include SMS and sale of devices revenue. MTN also provides enterprise services to small/midsize enterprises and corporate clients. The company owns the mobile infrastructure and data centers. Its segments include Network services, Mobile devices, Inter- connect and roaming, Digital and fintech and others.