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Kuwait National Cinema Co (KUW:KCIN) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.41 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Kuwait National Cinema Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Kuwait National Cinema Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD27.20 Mil. Kuwait National Cinema Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD86.07 Mil. Kuwait National Cinema Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD20.94 Mil. Kuwait National Cinema Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.41.

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 Kuwait National Cinema Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:KCIN' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -24.48   Med: 1.84   Max: 8.01
Current: 5.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Kuwait National Cinema Co was 8.01. The lowest was -24.48. And the median was 1.84.

KUW:KCIN's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
81.86% of 667 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs KUW:KCIN: 5.49

Kuwait National Cinema Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuwait National Cinema Co'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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Kuwait National Cinema Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Kuwait National Cinema Co 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 1.64 -24.48 8.01 6.90 5.87

Kuwait National Cinema Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 6.66 4.81 5.01 5.61 5.41

Competitive Comparison of Kuwait National Cinema Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Entertainment subindustry, Kuwait National Cinema Co'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.


Kuwait National Cinema Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Kuwait National Cinema Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuwait National Cinema Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Kuwait National Cinema Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Kuwait National Cinema Co'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
=(27.737 + 83.383) / 18.936
=5.87

Kuwait National Cinema Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(27.199 + 86.067) / 20.944
=5.41

* 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. 2024) EBITDA data.


Kuwait National Cinema Co  (KUW:KCIN) 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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Kuwait National Cinema Co (KUW:KCIN) Business Description

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Address
Airport Road, Sama Khaitan Mall, Plot 9, Building 164, 2nd Floor (Office 1 & 2), P.O. Box 502, Old Khaitan Area, Safat, Kuwait, KWT, 13006
Kuwait National Cinema Company KPSC is a Kuwait-based company operates in the entertainment industry. It focuses on the activities related to the cinema industry, entertainment, and cultural events. The segment in which the company operates includes Cinema division, Concession division, and Investments division. Cinema segment covers activities related to cinema shows; the Concession segment covers activities related to concessions supplemented to theaters, and the Investment segment represents investments in shares and funds, in addition to investment properties. It generates maximum revenue from the Cinema Division segment.

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