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National Investments Co KSC (KUW:NINV) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.45 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is National Investments Co KSC Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

National Investments Co KSC's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD10.16 Mil. National Investments Co KSC's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD42.00 Mil. National Investments Co KSC's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD21.26 Mil. National Investments Co KSC's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.45.

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

KUW:NINV' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -13.78   Med: 0.58   Max: 7.11
Current: 4.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of National Investments Co KSC was 7.11. The lowest was -13.78. And the median was 0.58.

KUW:NINV's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
75.98% of 358 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 1.315 vs KUW:NINV: 4.92

National Investments Co KSC Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Investments Co 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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National Investments Co KSC Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

National Investments Co 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 0.53 -13.78 1.37 3.52 7.11

National Investments Co KSC 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 7.02 2.55 -8.29 4.56 2.45

Competitive Comparison of National Investments Co KSC's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Asset Management subindustry, National Investments Co 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.


National Investments Co KSC's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, National Investments Co KSC's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



National Investments Co KSC Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

National Investments Co 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
=(16.663 + 30.75) / 6.668
=7.11

National Investments Co KSC'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
=(10.163 + 42) / 21.26
=2.45

* 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.


National Investments Co KSC  (KUW:NINV) 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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National Investments Co KSC (KUW:NINV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Jaber Al Mubarak street, Khaleejia Complex, 19th Floor, P.O Box 25667, Sharq, Safat, Kuwait, KWT, 13117
National Investments Co KSC is an investment company providing financial and investment services. It operates in four business segments: Investment segment represents trading in equities including investment in associates and other strategic investments; the Treasury segment represents liquidity management and trading in foreign currencies; Real estate segment represents buying, selling, and investing in real estate; Asset management, advisory, and brokerage segment represent managing discretionary and non-discretionary investment portfolios, managing investment funds, brokerage services, and providing advisory and other related financial services. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Kuwait and GCC countries.

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