A Net debt/EBITDA az Bharti Airtel Limited - 8.07
The net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (Net debt/EBITDA) ratio measures financial leverage and the company’s ability to pay off its debt. It shows how long it would take the company to pay off all its debt with operations at the current level.
The net debt to EBITDA ratio is calculated as Net debt divided by EBITDA. It is similar to the debt to EBITDA ratio, but cash and cash equivalents are subtracted in net debt.
Net debt = short-term debt + long-term debt - cash and cash equivalents
EBITDA = net income + interest expense + taxes + depreciation + amortization
Lower debt debt to EBITDA ratio indicates the company is not heavily indebted and should be able to repay its obligations. Alternatively, higher ratio indicated the company is excessively indebted. The ratio varies between industries as different industries have different capital requirements. Usually, the ratio should be compared to a benchmark or an industry average to determine the company’s credit risk. Generally, a net debt to EBITDA ratio above 4 or 5 is considered high.
Bharti Airtel Limited operates as a telecommunications company in 18 countries across Asia and Africa. It operates through Mobile Services India, Mobile Services Africa, Mobile Services South Asia, Airtel Business, Tower Infrastructure Services, Homes Services, Digital TV Services, and Others segments. The company's product offerings include 2G, 3G, and 4G wireless services, as well as mobile commerce, fixed line services, high speed home broadband, DTH, and enterprise services, including national and international long distance services to carriers. It also provides voice, data, video, network integration, data center, and managed services, as well as enterprise mobility applications and digital media solutions. In addition, the company operates submarine cable system; and provides telecom towers and related infrastructure for various mobile operators. As of March 31, 2020, it had approximately 423 million customers across its operations. The company was formerly known as Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited and changed its name to Bharti Airtel Limited in April 2006. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.