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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (XZIM:ECO.ZW) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.19 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was ZWG19,852 Mil. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was ZWG33,750 Mil. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was ZWG282,697 Mil. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.19.

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 Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XZIM:ECO.ZW' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.26   Med: 0.75   Max: 1.98
Current: 0.32

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe was 1.98. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.75.

XZIM:ECO.ZW's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
90.6% of 319 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.3 vs XZIM:ECO.ZW: 0.32

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Econet Wireless Zimbabwe'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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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Annual Data
Trend Feb09 Feb11 Feb12 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 1.98 0.59 0.26 1.32 0.32

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Semi-Annual Data
Feb09 Feb11 Aug11 Feb12 Aug12 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
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 0.25 0.23 0.71 0.76 0.19

Competitive Comparison of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe'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.


Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(19851.624 + 33750.078) / 169395.315
=0.32

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(19851.624 + 33750.078) / 282697.142
=0.19

* 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 (Feb. 2024) EBITDA data.


Econet Wireless Zimbabwe  (XZIM:ECO.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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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2 Old Mutare Road, Econet Park, Msasa, Harare, ZWE
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Ltd is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company is engaged in providing mobile telecommunications and related overlay services. It operates in the following segments: Mobile network operations (MNO) which provides cellular network services, and Investments and administration which is the investment vehicle. The Mobile network operations segment generates maximum revenue for the company. Geographically the company offers its services only in the Zimbabwe region.

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