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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC (DFM:DEWA) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.62 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was د.إ11,562 Mil. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was د.إ27,358 Mil. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was د.إ14,877 Mil. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.62.

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 Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

DFM:DEWA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.12   Med: 2.06   Max: 2.88
Current: 2.5

During the past 11 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC was 2.88. The lowest was 1.12. And the median was 2.06.

DFM:DEWA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
61.99% of 463 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.63 vs DFM:DEWA: 2.50

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC'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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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.24 1.82 2.19 2.88 2.50

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Quarterly Data
Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 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 2.77 3.99 2.54 1.82 2.62

Competitive Comparison of Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC'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.


Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC'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
=(11561.995 + 27357.818) / 15562.116
=2.50

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC'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
=(11561.995 + 27357.818) / 14876.968
=2.62

* 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.


Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC  (DFM:DEWA) 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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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC (DFM:DEWA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Sheikh Rashid Road, Umm Hurair 2, P.O. Box 564, Near Wafi Mall, Happiness Center Zaabeel East, Dubai, ARE
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC is engaged in water desalination and distribution and the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, throughout the Emirate of Dubai. The group is organised into four segments: Electricity, Water, District cooling charges, and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Electricity segment.

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