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Unifreight Africa (XZIM:UNIF.ZW) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.21 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Unifreight Africa Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Unifreight Africa's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ZWG1,368 Mil. Unifreight Africa's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ZWG2,077 Mil. Unifreight Africa's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ZWG16,516 Mil. Unifreight Africa's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.21.

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 Unifreight Africa's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XZIM:UNIF.ZW' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.34   Med: 1.24   Max: 5.36
Current: 0.21

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Unifreight Africa was 5.36. The lowest was -10.34. And the median was 1.24.

XZIM:UNIF.ZW's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
93.99% of 865 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.58 vs XZIM:UNIF.ZW: 0.21

Unifreight Africa Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Unifreight Africa'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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Unifreight Africa Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Unifreight Africa Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec11 Dec12 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.11 0.29 1.80 2.13 0.21

Unifreight Africa Semi-Annual Data
Dec09 Dec11 Dec12 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.11 0.29 1.80 2.13 0.21

Competitive Comparison of Unifreight Africa's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Railroads subindustry, Unifreight Africa'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.


Unifreight Africa's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Unifreight Africa's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Unifreight Africa Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Unifreight Africa'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
=(1367.756 + 2076.527) / 16516.223
=0.21

Unifreight Africa'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
=(1367.756 + 2076.527) / 16516.223
=0.21

* 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 one times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Unifreight Africa  (XZIM:UNIF.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.


Unifreight Africa Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Unifreight Africa Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Corner Orme/Willow Roads, Southerton, Harare, ZWE
Unifreight Africa Ltd is a Zimbabwe-based transport company. It is involved in the road transport industry whose main activities include inter-city freight consolidations, the distribution of general goods, and a courier service. The company's brands include Swift Transport, Bulwark Transport, and SkyNet Worldwide Express. Its operating divisions include Transport and Courier; Dedicated and Specialised and International distribution logistics. It operates in two segments namely Transport and Logistics solution and Investment property. The company generates maximum revenue from Transport and Logistics segment. Geographically, it derives revenue from Zimbabwe.

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