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Gulf Insurance Group KSC (KUW:GINS) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.97 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Gulf Insurance Group KSC Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Gulf Insurance Group KSC's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was KWD3.1 Mil. Gulf Insurance Group KSC's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was KWD58.2 Mil. Gulf Insurance Group KSC's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was KWD63.3 Mil. Gulf Insurance Group KSC's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.97.

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 Gulf Insurance Group KSC's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:GINS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 1.43   Max: 3.68
Current: 0.95

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Gulf Insurance Group KSC was 3.68. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 1.43.

KUW:GINS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
61.54% of 299 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.42 vs KUW:GINS: 0.95

Gulf Insurance Group KSC Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gulf Insurance Group KSC'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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Gulf Insurance Group KSC Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Gulf Insurance Group KSC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.56 0.04 0.85 1.06 0.95

Gulf Insurance Group KSC Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 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 1.25 1.00 0.47 4.78 0.97

Competitive Comparison of Gulf Insurance Group KSC's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Gulf Insurance Group KSC'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.


Gulf Insurance Group KSC's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Gulf Insurance Group KSC's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gulf Insurance Group KSC's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Gulf Insurance Group KSC Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Gulf Insurance Group KSC'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
=(3.082 + 58.15) / 64.2
=0.95

Gulf Insurance Group KSC'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
=(3.082 + 58.15) / 63.256
=0.97

* 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.


Gulf Insurance Group KSC  (KUW:GINS) 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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Gulf Insurance Group KSC (KUW:GINS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Khaled Ibn Al Waleed Street, Sharq, P.O.Box 1040, Safat, KIPCO Tower, 40th Floor, Office Number 1 and 2, Kuwait City, KWT, 13011
Gulf Insurance Group KSC is an insurance company offering solutions and covering a range of risks related to Motor, Marine & Aviation, Property & Casualty, and Life & Health Insurance both in conventional and Takaful (Islamic insurance based on Shariah principles) basis. Gulf Insurance operates its business in two segments namely General risk insurance and Life and medical insurance offering general insurance including marine and aviation, motor vehicles, property, engineering and general accidents; and savings, protection products, and other long-term contracts respectively. The company generates revenues from the premium amount written.

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