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Vital (NZSE:VTL) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.32 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vital Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Vital's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$4.25 Mil. Vital's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$28.90 Mil. Vital's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$10.00 Mil. Vital's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.32.

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

NZSE:VTL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.53   Med: 2.62   Max: 11.28
Current: 3.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Vital was 11.28. The lowest was -5.53. And the median was 2.62.

NZSE:VTL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
65.72% of 318 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.235 vs NZSE:VTL: 3.29

Vital Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vital'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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Vital Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Vital Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.12 3.04 2.22 -5.53 3.57

Vital Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 2.89 -1.57 4.07 3.48 3.32

Competitive Comparison of Vital's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Vital'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.


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

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

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



Vital Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Vital's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(3.608 + 31.721) / 9.887
=3.57

Vital'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
=(4.245 + 28.903) / 9.998
=3.32

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Vital  (NZSE:VTL) 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.


Vital Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Vital (NZSE:VTL) Business Description

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Address
49 Tory Street, Level 4 and 5, Tower B, Te Aro, Wellington, NTL, NZL, 6011
Vital Ltd provides communication services in New Zealand. The company operates through two segments: Wireless Networks and Wired Networks. The majority of the revenue comes from the Wireless Networks that include traditional mobile radio business along with it is associated with finance leasing, data, and GPS tracking products, and the wireless broadband business. The Wired Networks segment includes the wired broadband business and provides broadband connectivity and ancillary-related services to a range of wholesale customers and end-users.

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