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Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication (Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.60 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $396 Mil. Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,968 Mil. Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $909 Mil. Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.60.

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 Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BZQIY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.2   Med: 2.73   Max: 8.13
Current: 2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication was 8.13. The lowest was 2.20. And the median was 2.73.

BZQIY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
53.31% of 317 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.24 vs BZQIY: 2.43

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication'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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Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication 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 4.23 3.20 2.70 2.66 2.43

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication 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 3.13 2.58 2.48 2.67 2.60

Competitive Comparison of Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication'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.


Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication'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
=(395.599 + 1968.018) / 971.54
=2.43

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication'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
=(395.599 + 1968.018) / 909.324
=2.60

* 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.


Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication  (OTCPK:BZQIY) 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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Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication (Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication) Business Description

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Address
132 Menachem Begin Avenue, Azrieli Center, (Triangle Tower), 27th Floor, Tel Aviv, ISR, 61620
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd is a triple-play telecommunications company. The company generates revenue through the provision of mobile, broadband, and data. It operates through four business segments: Bezeq, Pelephone, Bezeq International, and DBS Satellite Services. The Bezeq segment generates revenue from fixed-line communications and contributes the majority of overall company revenue. Pelephone derives revenue from the provision of mobile services. Bezeq International and DBS Satellite Services produce revenue from the provision of Internet services and satellite TV services, respectively. The company owns telecommunications infrastructure, such as fibre networks. It generates the vast majority of its revenue in Israel.