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Vodafone Idea (NSE:IDEA) Debt-to-EBITDA : 13.96 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Vodafone Idea Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Vodafone Idea's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹165,878 Mil. Vodafone Idea's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹2,272,212 Mil. Vodafone Idea's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹174,628 Mil. Vodafone Idea's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 13.96.

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

NSE:IDEA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -80.66   Med: 6.84   Max: 20.95
Current: 13.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Vodafone Idea was 20.95. The lowest was -80.66. And the median was 6.84.

NSE:IDEA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
95.22% of 314 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.1 vs NSE:IDEA: 13.55

Vodafone Idea Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vodafone Idea'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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Vodafone Idea Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Vodafone Idea Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.60 -80.66 13.66 13.90 13.55

Vodafone Idea Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 13.88 - 13.94 - 13.96

Competitive Comparison of Vodafone Idea's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Vodafone Idea'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.


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

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

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



Vodafone Idea Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Vodafone Idea's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(165878 + 2272212) / 179892
=13.55

Vodafone Idea's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(165878 + 2272212) / 174628
=13.96

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Vodafone Idea  (NSE:IDEA) 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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Vodafone Idea (NSE:IDEA) Business Description

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Address
Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Birla Centurion, 10th Floor, Plot No. 794, B Wing, Century Mills Compound, Worli, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 030
Vodafone Idea Ltd is a telecommunications company that provides mobile services and operates under one segment namely Mobility services. Mobility services generates revenue from mobile services and constitutes the majority of overall company revenue. The company owns telecommunications infrastructure, such as fiber networks and mobile towers. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in India.

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