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Telekom Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:4863) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.59 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Telekom Malaysia Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Telekom Malaysia Bhd's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM1,450 Mil. Telekom Malaysia Bhd's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM5,171 Mil. Telekom Malaysia Bhd's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM4,154 Mil. Telekom Malaysia Bhd's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.59.

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 Telekom Malaysia Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:4863' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.38   Med: 2.12   Max: 3.15
Current: 1.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Telekom Malaysia Bhd was 3.15. The lowest was 1.38. And the median was 2.12.

XKLS:4863's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
66.67% of 315 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.14 vs XKLS:4863: 1.38

Telekom Malaysia Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telekom Malaysia Bhd'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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Telekom Malaysia Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Telekom Malaysia Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.85 2.34 1.81 1.43 1.38

Telekom Malaysia Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.32 1.59

Competitive Comparison of Telekom Malaysia Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telekom Malaysia Bhd'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.


Telekom Malaysia Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Telekom Malaysia Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Telekom Malaysia Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Telekom Malaysia Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(1449.5 + 5171.3) / 4813.9
=1.38

Telekom Malaysia Bhd'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
=(1449.5 + 5171.3) / 4154.4
=1.59

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Telekom Malaysia Bhd  (XKLS:4863) 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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Telekom Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:4863) Business Description

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Address
Jalan Pantai Baharu, Level 51, North Wing, Menara TM, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50672
Telekom Malaysia Bhd is a triple-play telecommunications company. It generates revenue from the provision of fixed-line voice services, data, and broadband, and multimedia services to businesses and individual households, and consumers. Broadband and multimedia services are the majority of company revenue. Data is composed of products such as Ethernet and Internet protocol services. Additionally, the company's voice product generates revenue from providing business and residential telephony services. The company owns telecommunications infrastructure. Its segments include Unifi; TM ONE; TM Global; and Shared Services/Others. It generates the vast majority of its revenue in Malaysia.

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