Chilwa Minerals (ASX:CHW) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.01 (As of Dec. 2025)

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ASX:CHW Chilwa Minerals Ltd ASX:CHW
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What is Chilwa Minerals Debt-to-EBITDA?

Chilwa Minerals ASX:CHW 32 Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.01 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates ASX:CHW with a GF Score™ of 32/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 596 Metals & Mining companies, Chilwa Minerals ranks worse than 167785.07% on this metric.

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

Chilwa Minerals's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.07 Mil. Chilwa Minerals's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.00 Mil. Chilwa Minerals's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was A$-5.28 Mil. Chilwa Minerals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -0.01.

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 Chilwa Minerals's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:CHW' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.06   Med: -0.04   Max: -0.02
Current: -0.02

During the past 3 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Chilwa Minerals was -0.02. The lowest was -0.06. And the median was -0.04.

ASX:CHW's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 596 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.2 vs ASX:CHW: -0.02

Chilwa Minerals  (ASX:CHW) 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.


Chilwa Minerals Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Chilwa Minerals Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Chilwa Minerals'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.

Chilwa Minerals Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Chilwa Minerals Annual Data
Trend Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Debt-to-EBITDA
0.00 -0.06 -0.02

Chilwa Minerals Semi-Annual Data
Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 -0.07 -0.05 -0.02 -0.01

Chilwa Minerals Debt-to-EBITDA Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Chilwa Minerals'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.


Chilwa Minerals Debt-to-EBITDA vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Chilwa Minerals's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chilwa Minerals's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Chilwa Minerals Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Chilwa Minerals's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.076 + 0) / -3.215
=-0.02

Chilwa Minerals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(0.066 + 0) / -5.282
=-0.01

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2025) EBITDA data.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Debt-to-EBITDA →
What does a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.01 mean?
Chilwa Minerals (ASX:CHW) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.01 as of Dec. 2025. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Chilwa Minerals. According to the industry distribution chart, Chilwa Minerals ranks #999999 out of 596 companies in the Metals & Mining industry.
Is Chilwa Minerals' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Chilwa Minerals' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.01. Based on the distribution chart, Chilwa Minerals ranks #999999 out of 596 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Chilwa Minerals has a GF Score™ of 32/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Chilwa Minerals' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Chilwa Minerals ranks #999999 out of 596 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Chilwa Minerals in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.20. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-EBITDA for a Metals & Mining company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Metals & Mining companies is 1.20, based on 596 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-EBITDA significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-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 Debt-to-EBITDA mean?
A high Debt-to-EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Chilwa Minerals. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.20 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Chilwa Minerals's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.01. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Chilwa Minerals stock overvalued right now?
Chilwa Minerals (ASX:CHW) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.01. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.01. Chilwa Minerals' overall GF Score™ is 32/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-EBITDA calculated?
Debt-to-EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Chilwa Minerals (ASX:CHW), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.01 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.

Chilwa Minerals Business Description

Other Exchanges SZ6:Germany
Address 17 Ord Street, Level 1, Suite 3, West Perth, WA, AUS, 6005
Chilwa Minerals Ltd is formed for the purpose of exploring and developing portfolio of high-quality market sustaining HMS assets with a primary focus on the Lake Chilwa precinct in Malawi, Africa. The principal activities of the Company consisted of due diligence exploration and development activities at the mineral exploration project at Chilwa Heavy Mineral Sands Project (Project) in Malawi which is the subject of a Share Sale Agreement between the Company, Mota-Engil Investments. The Project is located around the northern, western and southern shores of Lake Chilwa in southern Malawi.
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