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The Kenya Power & Lighting Co (NAI:KPLC) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.00 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is The Kenya Power & Lighting Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was KES0 Mil. The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was KES0 Mil. The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was KES32,072 Mil. The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.00.

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 The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

NAI:KPLC' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.47   Med: 4.4   Max: 6.1
Current: 1.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of The Kenya Power & Lighting Co was 6.10. The lowest was 1.47. And the median was 4.40.

NAI:KPLC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
70.47% of 447 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 4.03 vs NAI:KPLC: 1.94

The Kenya Power & Lighting Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Kenya Power & Lighting Co'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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The Kenya Power & Lighting Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

The Kenya Power & Lighting Co Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.20 3.32 3.70 6.10 1.47

The Kenya Power & Lighting Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 - -18.47 - 1.41 -

Competitive Comparison of The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, The Kenya Power & Lighting Co'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.


The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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The Kenya Power & Lighting Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(16849.828 + 82306.226) / 67264.879
=1.47

The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) EBITDA data.


The Kenya Power & Lighting Co  (NAI:KPLC) 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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The Kenya Power & Lighting Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Kolobot Road, Parklands, Stima Plaza, Po Box 30099, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
The Kenya Power & Lighting Co PLC is an electric power distribution company. The core business of the company includes transmission, distribution, and retail of electricity throughout Kenya. The company's business is organized by regions comprising Nairobi, Mount Kenya, Coast, and West Kenya. The firm also owns and operates an electricity transmission and distribution system in Kenya. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Nairobi region.

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