National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC (ADX:WATANIA) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Mar. 2022)

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ADX:WATANIA National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC ADX:WATANIA
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What is National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was د.إ Mil. National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was د.إ4.2 Mil. National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was د.إ1.7 Mil. National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 2.49.

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 National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ADX:WATANIA's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 1.23
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC  (ADX:WATANIA) 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.

National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC'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.

National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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ADX:WATANIA vs BRK.A, AIG, HIG: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC'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.

National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC Debt-to-EBITDA vs Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.721 + 3.518) / 9.925
=0.43

National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=( + 4.154) / 1.668
=2.49

* 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 (Mar. 2022) EBITDA data.

National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC Business Description

Address Al Muroor Road (4th Street), Al Jazira Sports Complex, P.O. Box 6457, 4th Floor, Tower A, Opposite to Dusit Thani Hotel, Abu Dhabi, ARE
National Takaful Co (Watania) PJSC is primarily engaged in providing all classes of non-family takaful solutions. The company underwrites mainly medical, property, engineering, motor, miscellaneous accident, marine and personal accident classes. The segments of the company are Medical and Non-Medical. The company operates its business in the United States of Emirates.
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