Vodacom Group Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 4/6

Vodacom Group has a total shareholder equity of ZAR92.4B and total debt of ZAR74.8B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 80.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are ZAR224.8B and ZAR132.4B respectively. Vodacom Group's EBIT is ZAR32.8B making its interest coverage ratio 4.7. It has cash and short-term investments of ZAR28.3B.

Key information

80.9%

Debt to equity ratio

R74.80b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio4.7x
CashR28.27b
EquityR92.43b
Total liabilitiesR132.38b
Total assetsR224.81b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Dec 05
Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Vodacom Group's (JSE:VOD) Dividend Will Be ZAR2.85

Nov 14
Vodacom Group's (JSE:VOD) Dividend Will Be ZAR2.85

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Vodacom Group Limited's (JSE:VOD) P/E Ratio

Oct 11
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Vodacom Group Limited's (JSE:VOD) P/E Ratio

Capital Investment Trends At Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Look Strong

Sep 14
Capital Investment Trends At Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Look Strong

Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Aug 24
Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns

Jun 04
Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns

Earnings Not Telling The Story For Vodacom Group Limited (JSE:VOD)

Apr 19
Earnings Not Telling The Story For Vodacom Group Limited (JSE:VOD)

The Returns At Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Aren't Growing

Feb 29
The Returns At Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Aren't Growing

Vodacom Group Limited's (JSE:VOD) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Jan 18
Vodacom Group Limited's (JSE:VOD) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Is Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 28
Is Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Using Too Much Debt?

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: VOD's short term assets (ZAR68.2B) exceed its short term liabilities (ZAR65.0B).

Long Term Liabilities: VOD's short term assets (ZAR68.2B) exceed its long term liabilities (ZAR67.4B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: VOD's net debt to equity ratio (50.3%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: VOD's debt to equity ratio has increased from 43.6% to 80.9% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: VOD's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (64.4%).

Interest Coverage: VOD's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.7x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:02
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Analyst Sources

Vodacom Group Limited is covered by 31 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jonathan BradleyAbsa Bank Limited
Niel VenterAbsa Bank Limited
Sameera CassimAfrifocus Securities (Pty) Ltd.