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Saudi Electricity Co (SAU:5110) Debt-to-EBITDA : 7.04 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Saudi Electricity Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Saudi Electricity Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼25,026 Mil. Saudi Electricity Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼85,292 Mil. Saudi Electricity Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼15,672 Mil. Saudi Electricity Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.04.

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

SAU:5110' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.65   Med: 4.7   Max: 6.77
Current: 3.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Saudi Electricity Co was 6.77. The lowest was 2.65. And the median was 4.70.

SAU:5110's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
51.63% of 459 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.53 vs SAU:5110: 3.29

Saudi Electricity Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saudi Electricity 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.

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Saudi Electricity Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Saudi Electricity Co 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 6.34 4.29 2.93 2.65 3.29

Saudi Electricity Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 3.05 4.01 2.60 2.33 7.04

Competitive Comparison of Saudi Electricity Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Saudi Electricity 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.


Saudi Electricity Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Saudi Electricity Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Saudi Electricity Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Saudi Electricity Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Saudi Electricity Co'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
=(25025.863 + 85291.704) / 33531.057
=3.29

Saudi Electricity Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(25025.863 + 85291.704) / 15672.1
=7.04

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Saudi Electricity Co  (SAU:5110) 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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Saudi Electricity Co (SAU:5110) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Crossing of Al-Olaya Street, Rihana Bint Zaid Street, P. O. Box 22955, Al-Arid district, Riyadh, SAU, 11416
Saudi Electricity Co is principally engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical power and customer service activities. The company provides its services to governmental, industrial, agricultural, commercial, and residential sectors. Saudi Electricity operates through three segments namely Generation segment which is involved in the generation and provision of electric power; Transmission segment which is engaged in the transmission of electrical power from generation stations using transmission network, to the distribution network and operation and maintenance of electricity transmission system; and Distribution and Subscriber services segment which includes receipt of electric power from the transmission network and distribution to the company's customers.

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