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Longhom Publishers (NAI:LKL) Debt-to-EBITDA : -6.28 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Longhom Publishers Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Longhom Publishers's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was KES855 Mil. Longhom Publishers's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was KES337 Mil. Longhom Publishers's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was KES-190 Mil. Longhom Publishers's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -6.28.

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 Longhom Publishers's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

NAI:LKL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.67   Med: 1.27   Max: 19.76
Current: -2.31

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Longhom Publishers was 19.76. The lowest was -11.67. And the median was 1.27.

NAI:LKL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 668 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs NAI:LKL: -2.31

Longhom Publishers Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Longhom Publishers'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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Longhom Publishers Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Longhom Publishers Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.72 -11.67 4.72 19.76 -2.72

Longhom Publishers Semi-Annual Data
Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 4.73 -7.41 -10.33 -1.46 -6.28

Competitive Comparison of Longhom Publishers's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Publishing subindustry, Longhom Publishers'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.


Longhom Publishers's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Longhom Publishers Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Longhom Publishers's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1234.827 + 0) / -454.028
=-2.72

Longhom Publishers's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(854.774 + 336.822) / -189.698
=-6.28

* 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. 2023) EBITDA data.


Longhom Publishers  (NAI:LKL) 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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Longhom Publishers (NAI:LKL) Business Description

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Address
Funzi Road, Industrial Area, P.O. Box 18033 - 00500, LR No. 209/5604, Nairobi, KEN, 00500
Longhom Publishers PLC provides learning materials and solutions in the East and Central Africa region. The principal activity of the company is publishing and selling of high quality educational and general books. The business of the company operates through four geographical segments: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Rwanda. The product line of the company consists of books for primary and secondary classes. The Kenya region generates a majority of revenue to the company.

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