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Huge Group (JSE:HUG) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.87 (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is Huge Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Huge Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was R31.23 Mil. Huge Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was R300.00 Mil. Huge Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was R115.51 Mil. Huge Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 2.87.

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 Huge Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:HUG' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 1.04   Max: 5.83
Current: 4.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Huge Group was 5.83. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 1.04.

JSE:HUG's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
76.95% of 321 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.35 vs JSE:HUG: 4.68

Huge Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Huge Group'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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Huge Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Huge Group Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.16 1.88 0.22 1.82 5.83

Huge Group Semi-Annual Data
Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24
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 1.28 4.56 2.12 11.76 2.87

Competitive Comparison of Huge Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Huge Group'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.


Huge Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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


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Huge Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Huge Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(5.337 + 300) / 52.349
=5.83

Huge Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(31.232 + 300) / 115.51
=2.87

* 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 (Aug. 2024) EBITDA data.


Huge Group  (JSE:HUG) 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.


Huge Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Huge Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 Melrose Boulevard, Unit 23, Melrose Arch, PO Box 262, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2076
Huge Group Ltd is an investment holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, it is engaged in providing voice, messaging and data connectivity services using the wireless, global system for mobile-based, fixed cellular last-mile solutions to residential customers and a range of corporate clients, from large corporations to small and medium enterprises. Its divisions are Telecom Grouping, which generates the majority of its revenue; Fintech Grouping; and Corporate Office Grouping. The company generates all of its revenue from South Africa.

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