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Middle East Healthcare Co (SAU:4009) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.97 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Middle East Healthcare Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Middle East Healthcare Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼441 Mil. Middle East Healthcare Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼953 Mil. Middle East Healthcare Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼707 Mil. Middle East Healthcare Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.97.

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 Middle East Healthcare Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:4009' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 4.56   Max: 9.73
Current: 2.34

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Middle East Healthcare Co was 9.73. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 4.56.

SAU:4009's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
52.35% of 426 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.605 vs SAU:4009: 2.34

Middle East Healthcare Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Middle East Healthcare 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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Middle East Healthcare Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Middle East Healthcare Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 4.83 6.48 9.73 7.56 4.56

Middle East Healthcare Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 4.42 4.81 3.81 4.49 1.97

Competitive Comparison of Middle East Healthcare Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Middle East Healthcare 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.


Middle East Healthcare Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Middle East Healthcare Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Middle East Healthcare Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Middle East Healthcare Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Middle East Healthcare 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
=(1129.192 + 1356.042) / 544.609
=4.56

Middle East Healthcare Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(441.329 + 952.904) / 706.8
=1.97

* 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 (Mar. 2024) EBITDA data.


Middle East Healthcare Co  (SAU:4009) 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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Middle East Healthcare Co (SAU:4009) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4, Batterjee Road, P.O.Box 2550, Al-Zahra District, Jeddah, SAU, 21461
Middle East Healthcare Co is a Saudi Arabia-based company engaged in the business of managing, operating and maintaining hospitals, medical centers, educational centers, rehabilitation centers, physiotherapy, laboratories and radiology centers, pharmacies, construction and to buy land for the purpose of constructing medical projects and to establish, manage and organize exhibitions for the company.

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