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African Distillers (XZIM:AFDS.ZW) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.32 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is African Distillers Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

African Distillers's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was ZWL22,184 Mil. African Distillers's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was ZWL0 Mil. African Distillers's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was ZWL69,720 Mil. African Distillers's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.32.

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 African Distillers's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XZIM:AFDS.ZW' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.35   Med: 0.36   Max: 0.81
Current: 0.68

During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of African Distillers was 0.81. The lowest was -1.35. And the median was 0.36.

XZIM:AFDS.ZW's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
68.12% of 160 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 1.795 vs XZIM:AFDS.ZW: 0.68

African Distillers Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for African Distillers'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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African Distillers Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

African Distillers Annual Data
Trend Jun09 Jun11 Jun12 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - 0.04 0.81

African Distillers Semi-Annual Data
Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - 0.02 0.06 -0.81 0.32

Competitive Comparison of African Distillers's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, African Distillers'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.


African Distillers's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, African Distillers's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



African Distillers Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

African Distillers's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(3744.982 + 0) / 4607.154
=0.81

African Distillers's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(22183.636 + 0) / 69720.446
=0.32

* 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 (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


African Distillers  (XZIM:AFDS.ZW) 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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African Distillers (XZIM:AFDS.ZW) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
22 km peg Lomagundi Road, Stapleford, Westgate, Harare, ZWE
African Distillers Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of branded spirits, ciders, and wines for the Zimbabwean market and for export. The company has six depots in Bulawayo, Harare, Kwekwe, Masvingo, Mutare and Victoria Falls. Brown spirits sales generate maximum revenue for the company. The product portfolio includes brown spirits, ciders, white spirits, still wines, liqueur, spirit coolers, fortified wines, sparkling wines, and sparkling juice.

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