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Dangote Cement (NSA:DCP) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.60 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Dangote Cement Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Dangote Cement's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₦584,119 Mil. Dangote Cement's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₦16,505 Mil. Dangote Cement's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₦1,007,888 Mil. Dangote Cement's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.60.

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 Dangote Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

NSA:DCP' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.53   Med: 0.74   Max: 1.19
Current: 0.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Dangote Cement was 1.19. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 0.74.

NSA:DCP's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
76.6% of 312 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 2.14 vs NSA:DCP: 0.71

Dangote Cement Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dangote Cement'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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Dangote Cement Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Dangote Cement 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 0.65 0.66 0.57 0.53 0.71

Dangote Cement 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 0.39 0.83 1.33 0.93 0.60

Competitive Comparison of Dangote Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Building Materials subindustry, Dangote Cement'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.


Dangote Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Dangote Cement's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Dangote Cement Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Dangote Cement'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
=(584119 + 16505) / 848794
=0.71

Dangote Cement'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
=(584119 + 16505) / 1007888
=0.60

* 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.


Dangote Cement  (NSA:DCP) 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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Dangote Cement (NSA:DCP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1, Alfred Rewane Road, P.O. Box 40032, Falomo, Ikoyi, Union Marble House, Lagos, NGA
Dangote Cement PLC is a Nigerian cement manufacturer. It manufactures and markets cement and related products through its 'Dangote' brand. Its geographical segment includes Nigeria and Pan Africa. The company derives a majority of revenue from Nigeria segment.