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First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) (KUW:ALOLA) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 0.74 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was KWD0.51 Mil. First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was KWD1.70 Mil. First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'s annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was KWD2.99 Mil. First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'s annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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 First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'s Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:ALOLA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.35   Med: 2.01   Max: 18.53
Current: 2.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) was 18.53. The lowest was -6.35. And the median was 2.01.

KUW:ALOLA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
61.89% of 370 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 1.22 vs KUW:ALOLA: 2.46

First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'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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First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.13 -5.30 -6.35 -0.12 2.45

First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.03 3.05 -15.26 -31.00 0.74

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'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.


First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'s Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'s Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'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
=(0.511 + 1.696) / 0.9
=2.45

First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'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
=(0.511 + 1.696) / 2.992
=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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)  (KUW:ALOLA) 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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First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) (KUW:ALOLA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Al Hamra Tower, AI Shahada Street, Floor 68, Sharq Area, Kuwait City, KWT, 13063
First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) is a provider of investment and financial services in Kuwait. The company's activities include financial brokerage activities, securities trading transitions including buying and selling stocks and bonds of governmental and non-governmental agencies and companies. It invests in Agriculture, Oil & Oil Products, Manufacturing, Utilities, Construction, Services Sectors, Trade, Hotels, Transport, Finance, Real Estate, and Social and Personal services sector. The company operates in Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Others geographical areas with the majority of the revenue deriving from Kuwait.

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