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Clicks Group (Clicks Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.58 (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Clicks Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Clicks Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was $58 Mil. Clicks Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was $115 Mil. Clicks Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was $297 Mil. Clicks Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 0.58.

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 Clicks Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CLCGY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09   Med: 0.61   Max: 0.86
Current: 0.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Clicks Group was 0.86. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.61.

CLCGY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
77.62% of 420 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.575 vs CLCGY: 0.62

Clicks Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clicks Group'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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Clicks Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Clicks Group Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.65 0.66 0.71 0.59 0.62

Clicks Group Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
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 0.71 0.66 0.56 0.67 0.58

Competitive Comparison of Clicks Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Clicks Group'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.


Clicks Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Clicks Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Clicks Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Clicks Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(57.869 + 114.651) / 278.132
=0.62

Clicks Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(57.869 + 114.651) / 297.334
=0.58

* 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 (Aug. 2023) EBITDA data.


Clicks Group  (OTCPK:CLCGY) 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.


Clicks Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Clicks Group (Clicks Group) Business Description

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Address
Cnr Searle and Pontac Streets, PO Box 5142, Cape Town, ZAF, 8001
Clicks Group Ltd operates pharmaceutical health and beauty retail stores. The company primarily operates a retail pharmacy chain in South Africa, with a limited number of operations in bordering countries. The company targets middle- to upper-income consumers. Clicks' business strategy focuses on consistent product sourcing, product development, and measured store expansion. The company has a portfolio of retail franchise brands including The Body Shop, GNC, and claire's. Clicks uses United Pharmaceutical Distributors' capabilities for the groups' integrated channel to the healthcare market.

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