WPP Scangroup (NAI:SCAN) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Dec. 2025)

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NAI:SCAN WPP Scangroup Ltd NAI:SCAN
55 GF Score
Price KES2.02
GF Value KES1.22
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is WPP Scangroup Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

WPP Scangroup's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was KES54 Mil. WPP Scangroup's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was KES76 Mil. WPP Scangroup's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was KES0 Mil.

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 WPP Scangroup's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of WPP Scangroup was 0.81. The lowest was -0.78. And the median was 0.41.

NAI:SCAN's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.59
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

WPP Scangroup  (NAI:SCAN) 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.


WPP Scangroup Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


WPP Scangroup Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for WPP Scangroup'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.

WPP Scangroup Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

WPP Scangroup Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.56 0.81 0.36 -0.78 -0.26

WPP Scangroup Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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 0.11 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NAI:SCAN vs APP, OMC, TTD: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, WPP Scangroup'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.


WPP Scangroup Debt-to-EBITDA vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, WPP Scangroup's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WPP Scangroup's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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WPP Scangroup Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

WPP Scangroup'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
=(54.091 + 76.413) / -512.509
=-0.25

WPP Scangroup's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(54.091 + 76.413) / 0
=N/A

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2025) EBITDA data.

Is WPP Scangroup (NAI:SCAN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, WPP Scangroup stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of KES2.02 is trading 65.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of KES1.22. GuruFocus considers WPP Scangroup to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NAI:SCAN:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA: N/A
  • GF Value™: KES1.22 vs. price of KES2.02 (65.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 55/100 with 4 warning signs

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


WPP Scangroup Business Description

Address Valley Road, Upper Hill, The Chancery, 5th Floor, P.O. Box 34537, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
WPP Scangroup Ltd is a company based in Kenya which is engaged in the provision of marketing communication services. The principal activity of the company includes the provision of integrated marketing communication services, which consolidates six disciplines including advertising, branding, consulting, media investment management, advertising research, public relations, digital advertising and specialty communications. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from Kenya.
55GF Score

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