Watani Iron Steel Co (SAU:9513) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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SAU:9513 Watani Iron Steel Co SAU:9513
67 GF Score
Price ﷼1.93
GF Value ﷼2.18
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Watani Iron Steel Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Watani Iron Steel Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼83.1 Mil. Watani Iron Steel Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼0.0 Mil. Watani Iron Steel Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼112.9 Mil. Watani Iron Steel Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.74.

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 Watani Iron Steel Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:9513' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.99   Med: 2.56   Max: 8.96
Current: 3.01

During the past 7 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Watani Iron Steel Co was 8.96. The lowest was 0.99. And the median was 2.56.

SAU:9513's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
51.3% of 499 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 2.82 vs SAU:9513: 3.01

Watani Iron Steel Co  (SAU:9513) 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.


Watani Iron Steel Co Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Watani Iron Steel Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Watani Iron Steel 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.

Watani Iron Steel Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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SAU:9513 vs NUE, STLD, RS: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Watani Iron Steel 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.


Watani Iron Steel Co Debt-to-EBITDA vs Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Watani Iron Steel Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Watani Iron Steel Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


SAU:9513
67GF Score
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Watani Iron Steel Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Watani Iron Steel Co'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
=(70 + 0) / 7.511239
=9.32

Watani Iron Steel Co'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
=(83.12881 + 0) / 112.942796
=0.74

* 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 Watani Iron Steel Co (SAU:9513) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Watani Iron Steel Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ﷼1.93 is trading 11.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of ﷼2.18. GuruFocus considers Watani Iron Steel Co to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for SAU:9513:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: ﷼2.18 vs. price of ﷼1.93 (11.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SAU:9513 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Watani Iron Steel Co Business Description

Address Al Kharj Old Street, P.O. Box 355355, Al Hyt District, Riyadh, SAU, 11383
Watani Iron Steel Co is engaged in the manufacture of primary iron products in the form of blocks of substrates and waste after being melted, as well as the manufacture of sheet plates, strip coils, bar bars, wire corners, and clips of all shapes.
67GF Score

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﷼1.93
Price
﷼2.18
GF Value