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MTN Group (MTN Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.87 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is MTN Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

MTN Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,047 Mil. MTN Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,920 Mil. MTN Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,778 Mil. MTN Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.87.

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

MTNOY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.69   Med: 1.86   Max: 2.73
Current: 2.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of MTN Group was 2.73. The lowest was 0.69. And the median was 1.86.

MTNOY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
55.66% of 318 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.23 vs MTNOY: 2.03

MTN Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for MTN 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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MTN Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

MTN Group 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 2.17 1.82 1.68 1.56 2.03

MTN Group 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 1.49 1.69 1.48 1.55 2.87

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

For the Telecom Services subindustry, MTN 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.


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

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

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



MTN Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

MTN Group'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
=(2047.143 + 5919.83) / 3917.286
=2.03

MTN Group'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
=(2047.143 + 5919.83) / 2778.112
=2.87

* 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.


MTN Group  (OTCPK:MTNOY) 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.


MTN Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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MTN Group (MTN Group) Business Description

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Innovation Centre 216 - 14th Avenue, Fairland, Roodepoort, Gauteng, Johannesburg, ZAF, 2195
MTN Group Ltd is a mobile telecommunications provider operating across South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Uganda, Syria, and Sudan. most of the company's revenue is earned in South Africa and Nigeria. The company also has a joint venture in Iran. From a product perspective, most of its revenue is from voice and data. Other contributors include SMS and sale of devices revenue. MTN also provides enterprise services to small/midsize enterprises and corporate clients. The company owns the mobile infrastructure and data centers. Its segments include Network services, Mobile devices, Inter- connect and roaming, Digital and fintech and others.

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