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Net Servicos De Comunicacao (BSP:NETC4.PFD) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.94 (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is Net Servicos De Comunicacao Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was R$919.28 Mil. Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was R$1,738.04 Mil. Net Servicos De Comunicacao's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was R$2,836.42 Mil. Net Servicos De Comunicacao's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.94.

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 Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:NETC4.PFD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 0.94
Current: 0.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Net Servicos De Comunicacao was 0.94. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

BSP:NETC4.PFD's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.65 vs BSP:NETC4.PFD: 0.94

Net Servicos De Comunicacao Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Net Servicos De Comunicacao'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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Net Servicos De Comunicacao Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Net Servicos De Comunicacao Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.65 1.26 1.03 0.86 0.94

Net Servicos De Comunicacao Semi-Annual Data
Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
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 1.65 1.26 1.03 0.86 0.94

Competitive Comparison of Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Net Servicos De Comunicacao'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.


Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Net Servicos De Comunicacao Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(919.281 + 1738.036) / 2836.416
=0.94

Net Servicos De Comunicacao's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(919.281 + 1738.036) / 2836.416
=0.94

* 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. 2013) EBITDA data.


Net Servicos De Comunicacao  (BSP:NETC4.PFD) 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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Net Servicos De Comunicacao (BSP:NETC4.PFD) Business Description

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Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA through its holdings provides pay-television and pay-per-view programming, digital cable, high-definition cable television with digital video recorder, broadband Internet service & fixed line telephony service.

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