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Lanka Walltiles (COL:LWL.N0000) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.42 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Lanka Walltiles Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Lanka Walltiles's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was රු8,386 Mil. Lanka Walltiles's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was රු7,642 Mil. Lanka Walltiles's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was රු6,625 Mil. Lanka Walltiles's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.42.

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 Lanka Walltiles's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

COL:LWL.N0000' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.02   Med: 1.45   Max: 3.83
Current: 1.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Lanka Walltiles was 3.83. The lowest was 1.02. And the median was 1.45.

COL:LWL.N0000's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
54.62% of 1309 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 2.32 vs COL:LWL.N0000: 1.96

Lanka Walltiles Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lanka Walltiles'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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Lanka Walltiles Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Lanka Walltiles Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.83 1.02 1.03 1.09 1.96

Lanka Walltiles Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.51 2.02 1.25 1.22 2.42

Competitive Comparison of Lanka Walltiles's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Lanka Walltiles'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.


Lanka Walltiles's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Lanka Walltiles's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lanka Walltiles Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Lanka Walltiles's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(8385.765 + 7641.953) / 8183.653
=1.96

Lanka Walltiles's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(8385.765 + 7641.953) / 6624.808
=2.42

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Lanka Walltiles  (COL:LWL.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.


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Lanka Walltiles (COL:LWL.N0000) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 215, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo, LKA, 05
Lanka Walltiles PLC is a ceramic wall tile manufacturer in Sri Lanka. The company comprises the following business segments: Tiles and Associated Items segment, which manufactures and distributes wall tiles, floor tiles and related products; Biological Assets segment is engaged in the cultivation, processing, and sale of tea and rubber; Aluminum Products segment is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of aluminum extrusions and allied products through a network of dealers and distributors; and Packaging Materials division, which manufactures and distributes packaging materials. The company caters to both domestic and international markets.

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