Blue Label Telecoms Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 4/6

Blue Label Telecoms has a total shareholder equity of ZAR5.1B and total debt of ZAR4.1B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 79.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are ZAR15.1B and ZAR10.0B respectively. Blue Label Telecoms's EBIT is ZAR678.0M making its interest coverage ratio -2.9. It has cash and short-term investments of ZAR896.9M.

Key information

79.7%

Debt to equity ratio

R4.08b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio	-2.9x
Cash	R896.86m
Equity	R5.11b
Total liabilities	R10.03b
Total assets	R15.14b

Recent financial health updates

Here's Why Blue Label Telecoms (JSE:BLU) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Oct 11

We Think Blue Label Telecoms (JSE:BLU) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Nov 28

Recent updates

Here's Why Blue Label Telecoms (JSE:BLU) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Oct 11

Blue Label Telecoms Limited (JSE:BLU) Stock Rockets 28% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

Mar 24

We Think Blue Label Telecoms (JSE:BLU) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Nov 28

Does Blue Label Telecoms (JSE:BLU) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Feb 23

It's Unlikely That Blue Label Telecoms Limited's (JSE:BLU) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Nov 18

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Blue Label Telecoms Limited (JSE:BLU)

Jul 08

Improved Earnings Required Before Blue Label Telecoms Limited (JSE:BLU) Stock's 26% Jump Looks Justified

Mar 14

Why Blue Label Telecoms' (JSE:BLU) Earnings Are Better Than They Seem

Mar 02

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: BLU's short term assets (ZAR9.8B) exceed its short term liabilities (ZAR6.7B).

Long Term Liabilities: BLU's short term assets (ZAR9.8B) exceed its long term liabilities (ZAR3.4B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: BLU's net debt to equity ratio (62.2%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: BLU's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 130.2% to 79.7% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: BLU's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.

Interest Coverage: BLU earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.

Blue Label Telecoms Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 4/6

Key information

Recent financial health updates

Here's Why Blue Label Telecoms (JSE:BLU) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

We Think Blue Label Telecoms (JSE:BLU) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Recent updates

Here's Why Blue Label Telecoms (JSE:BLU) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Blue Label Telecoms Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 28, 2024

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: R0.72 (vs R0.30 in FY 2023)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Blue Label Telecoms Limited (JSE:BLU) Stock Rockets 28% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: R0.46 (vs R0.087 loss in 1H 2023)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

We Think Blue Label Telecoms (JSE:BLU) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

New minor risk - Share price stability

Co-Founder recently bought R3.8m worth of stock

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: R0.30 (vs R1.17 in FY 2022)

Co-Founder exercised options to buy R4.6m worth of stock.

New minor risk - Financial data availability

Blue Label Telecoms Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year Ended May 31, 2023

Blue Label Telecoms Limited Appoints Happy Masondo as an Independent Non- Executive Director

Blue Label Telecoms Limited Announces Resignation of Kevin Murray Ellerine from Its Board of Directors

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 19%

First half 2023 earnings released: R0.087 loss per share (vs R0.61 profit in 1H 2022)

Does Blue Label Telecoms (JSE:BLU) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Blue Label Telecoms Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Six Months Ended November 30, 2022

Blue Label Telecoms Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Final Results on Sep 29, 2023

Blue Label Telecoms Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 23, 2023

It's Unlikely That Blue Label Telecoms Limited's (JSE:BLU) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Blue Label Telecoms Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 24, 2022

Co-Founder exercised options to buy R13m worth of stock.

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: R1.17 (vs R0.92 in FY 2021)

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Blue Label Telecoms Limited (JSE:BLU)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Now 21% undervalued

Improved Earnings Required Before Blue Label Telecoms Limited (JSE:BLU) Stock's 26% Jump Looks Justified

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Why Blue Label Telecoms' (JSE:BLU) Earnings Are Better Than They Seem

First half 2022 earnings released

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS R0.95 (vs R0.25 in FY 2020)

Blue Label Telecoms Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year Ended May 31, 2021

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

New 90-day high: R4.84

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day high: R4.39

Blue Label Telecoms Limited to Report First Half, 2021 Results on Feb 26, 2021

New 90-day high: R3.99

New 90-day high: R3.76

New 90-day high: R3.50

Blue Label Telecoms Limited Appoints Nomavuso Mnxasana as Independent Non Executive Director to the Blue Label Board and as A Member to Blue Label Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee

Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:BIMBO A) entered into an agreement to acquire an additional 47.56% stake in Blue Label Mexico from Blue Label Telecoms Limited (JSE:BLU) for $11.5 million.

New 90-day high - R3.30

DNI-4PL Contracts (Pty) Ltd completed the acquisition of 85% stake in Blue Label Mobile Group Proprietary Limited from Blue Label Telecoms Limited (JSE:BLU).

Earnings released

Blue Label Telecoms Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Results on Aug 27, 2020

Financial Position Analysis

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Balance Sheet

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