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National Co for Learning and Education (SAU:4291) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.48 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is National Co for Learning and Education Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

National Co for Learning and Education's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was ﷼33.6 Mil. National Co for Learning and Education's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was ﷼284.4 Mil. National Co for Learning and Education's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was ﷼214.6 Mil. National Co for Learning and Education's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 1.48.

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 Co for Learning and Education's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:4291' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.32   Med: 0.77   Max: 2.21
Current: 1.79

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of National Co for Learning and Education was 2.21. The lowest was 0.32. And the median was 0.77.

SAU:4291's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
51.38% of 181 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.67 vs SAU:4291: 1.79

National Co for Learning and Education Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Co for Learning and Education'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 Co for Learning and Education Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

National Co for Learning and Education Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.64 1.50 2.12 1.44 2.21

National Co for Learning and Education Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 1.28 1.48 2.52 1.56 1.48

Competitive Comparison of National Co for Learning and Education's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, National Co for Learning and Education'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 Co for Learning and Education's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, National Co for Learning and Education's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Co for Learning and Education's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



National Co for Learning and Education Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

National Co for Learning and Education's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(30.139 + 299.427) / 149.142
=2.21

National Co for Learning and Education's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(33.626 + 284.406) / 214.644
=1.48

* 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 (Feb. 2024) EBITDA data.


National Co for Learning and Education  (SAU:4291) 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 Co for Learning and Education (SAU:4291) Business Description

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Address
Prince Majid Bin Abdul Aziz Street, P.O. Box 41980, Al Nozha Neighborhood, Al Rayyan District, Riyadh, SAU, 11531
National Co for Learning and Education is a provider of educational and learning services based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is engaged in ownership, establishment and management of private schools for general education (pre-university) in addition to investment in sport and entertainment along with sport clubs for school students. The company offers educational complexes that accommodate more than 15 thousand students, distributed in all stages from kindergarten, primary, intermediate and high school, according to the national curriculum and international curricula, with scientific laboratories on one hand, and entertainment facilities and sports clubs on the other hand. The company's business segments include Al-Rayan schools, Al-Rawabi schools, Al-Nuzha schools among others.

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