Kuwait Real Estate Co (KUW:KRE) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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KUW:KRE Kuwait Real Estate Co KUW:KRE
61 GF Score
Price KWD0.38
GF Value KWD0.36
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Kuwait Real Estate Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Kuwait Real Estate Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was KWD35.88 Mil. Kuwait Real Estate Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was KWD213.51 Mil. Kuwait Real Estate Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was KWD16.95 Mil. Kuwait Real Estate Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 14.71.

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 Real Estate Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:KRE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.07   Med: 10.99   Max: 17.35
Current: 6.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Kuwait Real Estate Co was 17.35. The lowest was 6.07. And the median was 10.99.

KUW:KRE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
54.05% of 1271 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 5.5 vs KUW:KRE: 6.07

Kuwait Real Estate Co  (KUW:KRE) 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.


Kuwait Real Estate Co Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Kuwait Real Estate Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kuwait Real Estate 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.

Kuwait Real Estate Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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KUW:KRE vs CBRE, BEKE, JLL: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Kuwait Real Estate 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 Real Estate Co Debt-to-EBITDA vs Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Kuwait Real Estate Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Kuwait Real Estate Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Kuwait Real Estate Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(22.018851 + 214.573872) / 35.68296
=6.63

Kuwait Real Estate Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(35.877227 + 213.506695) / 16.949088
=14.71

* 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 (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Kuwait Real Estate Co (KUW:KRE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kuwait Real Estate Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of KWD0.38 is trading 4.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of KWD0.36. GuruFocus considers Kuwait Real Estate Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for KUW:KRE:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: KWD0.36 vs. price of KWD0.38 (4.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 61/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the KUW:KRE stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Kuwait Real Estate Co Business Description

Address K.P.S.C., Darwazat Abdul Razak Street, Souk Al Kuwait Building, 8th Floor, Block B, kuwait P.O Box 1257, Safat, Kuwait City, KWT, 13013
Kuwait Real Estate Co is a Kuwait-based shareholding company that operates in the real estate sector. Its portfolio consists of notable projects in the premium residential, integrated corporate housing, commercial, and hospitality sectors. The group is engaged in dealing with a range of real estate activities, including the sale, purchase, renting out, and leasing of lands and real estate properties, erecting buildings, preparing and implementing studies of private and public real estate projects. It has three operating segments: real estate, investment, and services. The real estate segment contributes to the majority of the revenue. Its geographical segments are Kuwait, Other MENA Countries, the United States, Europe, and other countries.
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