Telecom Plus (CHIX:TEPL) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Mar. 2026)

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CHIX:TEPL Telecom Plus PLC CHIX:TEPL
68 GF Score
Price £8.16
GF Value £16.84
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Telecom Plus Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Telecom Plus's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was £0 Mil. Telecom Plus's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was £235 Mil. Telecom Plus's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was £223 Mil. Telecom Plus's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 1.05.

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 Telecom Plus's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:TEPl' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68   Med: 1.37   Max: 1.53
Current: 1.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Telecom Plus was 1.53. The lowest was 0.68. And the median was 1.37.

CHIX:TEPl's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
76.11% of 452 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 4.065 vs CHIX:TEPl: 1.50

Telecom Plus  (CHIX:TEPl) 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.


Telecom Plus Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Telecom Plus Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Telecom Plus'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.

Telecom Plus Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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CHIX:TEPL vs SRE, AES: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Telecom Plus'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.


Telecom Plus Debt-to-EBITDA vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Telecom Plus's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


CHIX:TEPL
68GF Score
Telecom Plus PLC CHIX:TEPL
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Telecom Plus Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Telecom Plus's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 234.524) / 156.744
=1.50

Telecom Plus's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 234.524) / 223.306
=1.05

* 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 (Mar. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Telecom Plus (CHIX:TEPL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Telecom Plus stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £8.16 is trading 51.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of £16.84. GuruFocus considers Telecom Plus to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:TEPL:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: £16.84 vs. price of £8.16 (51.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:TEPL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Telecom Plus Business Description

Other Exchanges TEP:UKT8T:Germany
Address 508 Edgware Road, The Hyde, Network HQ, London, GBR, NW9 5AB
Telecom Plus PLC is a UK Based telecommunications and utilities company that provides mobile services, fixed-line services, Internet services, and gas and electricity services. The company generates maximum revenue from Electricity services. Its main income streams from the provision of fixed-line telephony, broadband, mobile telephony, gas and electricity services, and transactions.
68GF Score

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