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Lafarge Africa (NSA:WAPCO) EV-to-EBITDA : 3.66 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Lafarge Africa EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Lafarge Africa's enterprise value is ₦398,145 Mil. Lafarge Africa's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was ₦108,871 Mil. Therefore, Lafarge Africa's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 3.66.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lafarge Africa's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

NSA:WAPCO' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -211.19   Med: 3.98   Max: 44.96
Current: 3.66

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Lafarge Africa was 44.96. The lowest was -211.19. And the median was 3.98.

NSA:WAPCO's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
90.03% of 341 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 10.32 vs NSA:WAPCO: 3.66

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-05-14), Lafarge Africa's stock price is ₦33.40. Lafarge Africa's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was ₦3.170. Therefore, Lafarge Africa's PE Ratio for today is 10.54.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Lafarge Africa EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lafarge Africa's EV-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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Lafarge Africa EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Lafarge Africa Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.23 4.46 3.60 3.18 3.37

Lafarge Africa Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
EV-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 3.18 3.57 3.26 3.49 3.37

Competitive Comparison of Lafarge Africa's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Building Materials subindustry, Lafarge Africa's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-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.


Lafarge Africa's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Lafarge Africa's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lafarge Africa's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Lafarge Africa EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Lafarge Africa's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=398144.506/108870.708
=3.66

Lafarge Africa's current Enterprise Value is ₦398,145 Mil.
Lafarge Africa's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ₦108,871 Mil.

* 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.


Lafarge Africa  (NSA:WAPCO) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Lafarge Africa's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=33.40/3.170
=10.54

Lafarge Africa's share price for today is ₦33.40.
Lafarge Africa's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ₦3.170.

* 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.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Lafarge Africa (NSA:WAPCO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 27B, Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, NGA
Lafarge Africa PLC through its subsidiaries is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of cement, concrete, and aggregates products, including the provision of building solutions. Its products include Ashakacem, UniCem, Elephant cement, Lafarge Powermax, RoadCem, and Supaset cement among others. It has operations in South Africa and Nigeria generating a vast majority of its revenues within Nigeria from the sales of Cement. It has two segments Cement & Readymixed products. The majority is from the cement segment.

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