Knowledge Economic City (SAU:4310) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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SAU:4310 Knowledge Economic City SAU:4310
53 GF Score
Price ﷼19.70
GF Value ﷼47.24
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Knowledge Economic City Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Knowledge Economic City's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼183.0 Mil. Knowledge Economic City's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼2,463.8 Mil. Knowledge Economic City's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼-27.4 Mil. Knowledge Economic City's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was -96.55.

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 Knowledge Economic City's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:4310' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -116.86   Med: -15.57   Max: 249.99
Current: 249.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Knowledge Economic City was 249.99. The lowest was -116.86. And the median was -15.57.

SAU:4310's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
99.13% of 1271 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 5.5 vs SAU:4310: 249.99

Knowledge Economic City  (SAU:4310) 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.


Knowledge Economic City Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Knowledge Economic City Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Knowledge Economic City'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.

Knowledge Economic City Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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Knowledge Economic City Debt-to-EBITDA Competitor Comparison

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Knowledge Economic City'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.


Knowledge Economic City Debt-to-EBITDA vs Real Estate Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Knowledge Economic City's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


SAU:4310
53GF Score
Knowledge Economic City SAU:4310
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Knowledge Economic City Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Knowledge Economic City'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
=(89.237147 + 2121.622123) / -20.275499
=-109.04

Knowledge Economic City'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
=(182.955626 + 2463.751632) / -27.411744
=-96.55

* 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 Knowledge Economic City (SAU:4310) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Knowledge Economic City stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ﷼19.70 is trading 58.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of ﷼47.24. GuruFocus considers Knowledge Economic City to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for SAU:4310:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: ﷼47.24 vs. price of ﷼19.70 (58.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 53/100 with 10 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SAU:4310 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Knowledge Economic City Business Description

Address Diwan Al Marefah, King Abdul Aziz Road, P.O. Box 43033, Almadinah Almonawara, Medina, SAU, 41561
Knowledge Economic City is engaged in developing real estate, economic cities, and other development projects including infrastructure, telecommunication networks, electricity plants, water treatment plants, and other works related to developing economic cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Company owns land parcels in Madinah Al-Munawarah and is the developer for transforming such land parcels into an economic city. The segments of the company are Real estate development and Investment, out of which Real estate development derives the maximum revenue for the company.
53GF Score

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