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Scholar Education Group's EBITDA for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$-160.4 Mil.
Its EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$-76.9 Mil.
During the past 12 months, the average EBITDA Growth Rate of Scholar Education Group was -84.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average EBITDA Growth Rate was -26.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average EBITDA Growth Rate was -19.70% per year.
Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the EBITDA Growth Rate using EBITDA data.
During the past 10 years, the highest 3-Year average EBITDA Growth Rate of Scholar Education Group was 134.60% per year. The lowest was -26.30% per year. And the median was 9.90% per year.
Scholar Education Group's EBITDA per Share for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$-0.29.
Its EBITDA per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$-0.14.
During the past 12 months, the average EBITDA per Share Growth Rate of Scholar Education Group was -84.40% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average EBITDA per Share Growth Rate was -26.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average EBITDA per Share Growth Rate was -19.30% per year.
Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the EBITDA per share growth rate using EBITDA per Share data.
During the past 10 years, the highest 3-Year average EBITDA per Share Growth Rate of Scholar Education Group was 142.20% per year. The lowest was -26.70% per year. And the median was 9.50% per year.
Scholar Education Group (HKSE:01769) EBITDA Explanation
EBITDA is a cash flow measure that ignores changes in working capital. EBITDA minus Depreciation, and Amortization (DA) equals Operating Income. Operating Income is profit before interest and taxes. Of course, Interest and taxes need to be paid.
While depreciation and amortization expenses do not need to be paid in cash, assets - especially tangible assets - do need to be replaced over time. EBITDA is not a measure of profit in any sense. EBITDA is a measure of cash generation by a business where the uses of that cash may be more or less discretionary depending on the nature of the business.
The EBITDA of a TV station is largely discretionary. Owners may use much of the EBITDA generated by a TV station as they see fit. The EBITDA of a railroad is largely non-discretionary. Owners must use much of the EBITDA generated by a railroad to replace the physical assets of the railroad or the business will literally fall apart over time.
EBITDA can be thought of as the cash a business generates that is available to:
Add more inventory
Add more receivables
Replace property, plant, and equipment
Add more property, plant, and equipment
Pay interest
Pay taxes
And finally: pay owners
EBITDA is widely used in financial analysis because Depreciation and Amortization are not present day cash expenses.. Depreciation and amortization are the spreading out of the costs of assets over the time in which those assets provide benefits. Today's depreciation and amortization expenses relate to assets bought in the past. The assets being expensed may or may not need to be replaced in the future. And the cost to replace the assets may be more or less than it was in the past. For this reason, the depreciation and amortization expenses a company records in the present year may have no relationship to the actual cash costs needed to maintain its assets in future years.
A company's depreciation expense depends on both its expectations about the assets it owns and its choice of accounting methods. Two companies owning identical assets may have different depreciation expenses because they have different expectations about the useful lives of those assets and because they make different accounting choices.
Analysts use EBITDA to remove this element of personal choice from a company's accounting statements. The use of EBITDA is an attempt to make the results of different companies more comparable and uniform.
Be Aware
Although depreciation is not a cash cost it is a real business cost because the company has to pay for the fixed assets when they purchase them. Both Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger hate the idea of EBITDA because in this calculation, depreciation is not counted as an expense.
EBITDA over Revenue is a good metric for comparing the operating efficiencies between companies because EBITDA is less vulnerable to companies' accounting choices. For this reason, EBITDA is used in ranking the Predictability of Companies. Also Price-to-EBITDA is sometimes used in valuations.
* 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.
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Scholar Education Group's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-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.
Scholar Education Group EV-to-EBITDA vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Scholar Education Group's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Scholar Education Group's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) is what the company earns before it expenses interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
Scholar Education Group's EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
Scholar Education Group's EBITDA was directly provided by GuruFocus' data source Morningstar. For the fiscal year ended in Dec. 2025, Scholar Education Group's EBITDA was HK$47.3 Mil.
Scholar Education Group's EBITDA was directly provided by GuruFocus' data source Morningstar. For the quarter ended in Dec. 2025, Scholar Education Group's EBITDA was HK$-160.4 Mil.
EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was HK$-76.9 Mil.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Sometimes companies may have already deducted Depreciation and Amortization from Gross Profit. In this case Depreciation and Amortization needs to be added back when calculating EBITDA.
Scholar Education Group (HKSE:01769) has a EBITDA of HK$-76.9 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Ebitda is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses not including depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Scholar Education Group.
Is Scholar Education Group's EBITDA too high?
Scholar Education Group's current EBITDA is HK$-76.9 Mil. Overall, Scholar Education Group has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Scholar Education Group's EBITDA compare to EDU and TAL?
Scholar Education Group's EBITDA of HK$-76.9 Mil can be compared against companies in the Education industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good EBITDA for an Education company?
A good EBITDA depends on the Education industry context. However, EBITDA should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high EBITDA mean?
A high EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Ebitda is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses not including depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Scholar Education Group. Scholar Education Group's current EBITDA is HK$-76.9 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Scholar Education Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Scholar Education Group (HKSE:01769) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is HK$5.80, compared to a current price of HK$0.99 — trading 83% below its estimated fair value. The current EBITDA is HK$-76.9 Mil. Scholar Education Group's overall GF Score™ is 53/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is EBITDA calculated?
EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Scholar Education Group (HKSE:01769), the current EBITDA is HK$-76.9 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Scholar Education Group (HKSE:01769) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Scholar Education Group stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of HK$0.99 is trading 83% below its estimated GF Value™ of HK$5.80.
GuruFocus considers Scholar Education Group to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for HKSE:01769:
EBITDA: HK$-76.9 Mil
GF Value™: HK$5.80 vs. price of HK$0.99 (83% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the HKSE:01769 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Scholar Education Group is a private education service provider in South China. The Group's principal activities mainly include the provision of private education services, educational tour business, and international courses. Its programmes comprise liberal education courses in respect of art, sports, painting, performance art, calligraphy, scientific literacy, Le Xue and Guo Xue, logic training, and Miaowei international literacy. In addition, the Group provides after-school care services, through which students receive after-school care services from professional teachers in a safe and comfortable environment. The Group generates revenue from private education services and others.
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