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MultiChoice Group (JSE:MCG) Debt-to-EBITDA : 15.14 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is MultiChoice Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

MultiChoice Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R2,082 Mil. MultiChoice Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R19,565 Mil. MultiChoice Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R1,430 Mil. MultiChoice Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 15.14.

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

JSE:MCG' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.66   Med: 0.86   Max: 140.57
Current: 140.57

During the past 7 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of MultiChoice Group was 140.57. The lowest was 0.66. And the median was 0.86.

JSE:MCG's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
99.24% of 655 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.57 vs JSE:MCG: 140.57

MultiChoice Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for MultiChoice 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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MultiChoice Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

MultiChoice Group Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.86 0.67 0.66 1.07 1.25

MultiChoice Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 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 3.60 -17.82 5.65 -21.20 15.14

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

For the Entertainment subindustry, MultiChoice 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.


MultiChoice Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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


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MultiChoice Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

MultiChoice Group'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
=(2642 + 21144) / 19031
=1.25

MultiChoice Group'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
=(2082 + 19565) / 1430
=15.14

* 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 (Sep. 2024) EBITDA data.


MultiChoice Group  (JSE:MCG) 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.


MultiChoice Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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MultiChoice Group Business Description

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Address
144 Bram Fischer Drive, MultiChoice City, Randburg, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2194
MultiChoice Group Ltd is an entertainment company providing video entertainment and related consumer services includes sports betting, fintech, insurance and internet to the African Markets. It provides its content through linear video broadcast service (DTH and DTT) and streaming (OTT) platforms. The entertainment platforms of the company include DStv, GOtv, Showmax, M-Net and SuperSport. Its geographical segment includes South Africa; the Rest of Africa as well as the Technology and Showmax (OTT) segments. The company derives a majority of its revenue from South Africa.

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