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Cellcom Israel (Cellcom Israel) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.61 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cellcom Israel Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Cellcom Israel's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $204 Mil. Cellcom Israel's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $577 Mil. Cellcom Israel's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $299 Mil. Cellcom Israel's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.61.

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 Cellcom Israel's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CELJF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.46   Med: 4.08   Max: 5.7
Current: 2.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Cellcom Israel was 5.70. The lowest was 2.46. And the median was 4.08.

CELJF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
53.94% of 317 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.24 vs CELJF: 2.46

Cellcom Israel Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cellcom Israel'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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Cellcom Israel Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Cellcom Israel 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 4.33 4.58 3.12 3.02 2.46

Cellcom Israel 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 3.06 2.73 3.04 2.23 2.61

Competitive Comparison of Cellcom Israel's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Cellcom Israel'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.


Cellcom Israel's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Cellcom Israel Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Cellcom Israel'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
=(204.05 + 577.139) / 317.44
=2.46

Cellcom Israel'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
=(204.05 + 577.139) / 298.888
=2.61

* 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.


Cellcom Israel  (OTCPK:CELJF) 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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Cellcom Israel (Cellcom Israel) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10 Hagavish Street, Netanya, ISR, 4250708
Cellcom Israel Ltd is the largest wireless provider in Israel and holds about one third of the market. The company offers basic voice services and data services such as Web browsing and music downloads. Cellcom is also launching a next-generation wireless service that supports higher data capacity. The company went public in February 2007, and its largest shareholder, Discount Investment, owns about 47% of its shares.