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Zambia Sugar (LUS:ZSUG) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.00 (As of . 20)


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What is Zambia Sugar Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Zambia Sugar's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in . 20 was ZMW0.00 Mil. Zambia Sugar's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in . 20 was ZMW0.00 Mil. Zambia Sugar's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in . 20 was ZMW0.00 Mil.

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 Zambia Sugar's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LUS:ZSUG's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 2.15
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Zambia Sugar Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zambia Sugar'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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Zambia Sugar Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Zambia Sugar's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Confectioners subindustry, Zambia Sugar'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.


Zambia Sugar's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Zambia Sugar's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Zambia Sugar Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Zambia Sugar's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in . 20 is calculated as

Zambia Sugar's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in . 20 is calculated as

* 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 one times the quarterly (. 20) EBITDA data.


Zambia Sugar  (LUS:ZSUG) 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.


Zambia Sugar Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Zambia Sugar (LUS:ZSUG) Business Description

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Address
P.O. Box 670240, Nakambala Estate, Mazabuka, ZMB
Zambia Sugar PLC is the Group that is growing sugar cane and the production of sugar and other special products for sale in domestic and export markets.

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