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Dialog Axiata (COL:DIAL.N0000) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.13 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Dialog Axiata Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Dialog Axiata's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was රු54,410 Mil. Dialog Axiata's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was රු71,835 Mil. Dialog Axiata's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was රු30,562 Mil. Dialog Axiata's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 4.13.

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 Dialog Axiata's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

COL:DIAL.N0000' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.87   Med: 1.2   Max: 7.03
Current: 5.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Dialog Axiata was 7.03. The lowest was 0.87. And the median was 1.20.

COL:DIAL.N0000's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
80.88% of 319 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.39 vs COL:DIAL.N0000: 5.42

Dialog Axiata Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dialog Axiata'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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Dialog Axiata Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Dialog Axiata Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.12 0.92 0.87 7.03 1.78

Dialog Axiata Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 5.23 4.79 4.73 18.33 4.13

Competitive Comparison of Dialog Axiata's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Dialog Axiata'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.


Dialog Axiata's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Dialog Axiata's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Dialog Axiata Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Dialog Axiata's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(55868.695 + 75545.412) / 74040.534
=1.77

Dialog Axiata's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(54409.679 + 71834.659) / 30561.66
=4.13

* 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 four times the quarterly (Sep. 2024) EBITDA data.


Dialog Axiata  (COL:DIAL.N0000) 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.


Dialog Axiata Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Dialog Axiata Business Description

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Address
No. 475, Union Place, Colombo, LKA, 02
Dialog Axiata PLC operates a mobile telecommunications network. It mainly offers the provision of mobile services, data services, international direct dialing services, leasing of passive infrastructure, provision of interconnect services, pay television transmission services, provision of other data services, and digital services. The company serves its customer-facing technology and service delivery infrastructures spanning mobile, fixed line, broadband, digital television, and digital services sectors. Its segments include Mobile operation; Fixed telephony and broadband operation; and Television operation. The company generates maximum revenue from the Mobile operation segment.

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