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Play Communications (WAR:PLY) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.67 (As of Sep. 2020)


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What is Play Communications Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Play Communications's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was zł365 Mil. Play Communications's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was zł6,563 Mil. Play Communications's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was zł2,599 Mil. Play Communications's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was 2.67.

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 Play Communications's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WAR:PLY's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 2.1
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Play Communications Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Play Communications'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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Play Communications Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Play Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 3.27 2.88 3.84 3.25 2.85

Play Communications Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
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 2.69 3.06 2.89 2.82 2.67

Competitive Comparison of Play Communications's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Play Communications'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.


Play Communications's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Play Communications Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Play Communications's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(361.72 + 6505.021) / 2407.127
=2.85

Play Communications's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(365.079 + 6563.401) / 2598.952
=2.67

* 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 four times the quarterly (Sep. 2020) EBITDA data.


Play Communications  (WAR:PLY) 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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Play Communications (WAR:PLY) Business Description

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4/6, Rue Du Fort Bourbon, Luxembourg, LUX, L-1249
Play Communications SA is a mobile network operator based in Poland. The company activities include the provision of mobile telecommunications services, sales of mobile devices and managing a distribution network of mobile telecommunications products in Poland. Some of its services include mobile voice, messaging, data offerings and video streaming.

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