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What is Phoslock Environmental Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA?
Phoslock Environmental TechnologiesASX:PET -28.57% Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.26 as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,330 Industrial Products companies, Phoslock Environmental Technologies ranks worse than 42918.41% on this metric.
Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.
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.
ASX:PET'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.16 Med: -0.15 Max: 0.27
Current: -0.23
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Phoslock Environmental Technologies was 0.27. The lowest was -1.16. And the median was -0.15.
ASX:PET's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 100% of 2330
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.7
vs ASX:PET: -0.23
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.
Phoslock Environmental Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Phoslock Environmental Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
* 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.
ASX:PET vs VLTO, ZWS, CECO: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Phoslock Environmental Technologies'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.
Phoslock Environmental Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Phoslock Environmental Technologies's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Phoslock Environmental Technologies's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.
* 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.
Phoslock Environmental Technologies (ASX:PET) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.26 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 Phoslock Environmental Technologies. According to the industry distribution chart, Phoslock Environmental Technologies ranks #999999 out of 2330 companies in the Industrial Products industry.
Is Phoslock Environmental Technologies' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Phoslock Environmental Technologies' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.26. Based on the distribution chart, Phoslock Environmental Technologies ranks #999999 out of 2330 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Phoslock Environmental Technologies' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to VLTO and ZWS?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Phoslock Environmental Technologies ranks #999999 out of 2330 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Phoslock Environmental Technologies in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.70. 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Industrial Products companies is 1.70, based on 2,330 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 Phoslock Environmental Technologies. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.70 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Phoslock Environmental Technologies's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.26. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Phoslock Environmental Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Phoslock Environmental Technologies (ASX:PET) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is A$0.03, compared to a current price of A$0.01 — trading 83.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.26. 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 Phoslock Environmental Technologies (ASX:PET), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.26 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.
Phoslock Environmental Technologies Business Description
Phoslock Environmental Technologies Ltd provides water technologies and engineering solutions to manage nutrients and other water pollutants. The company is engaged in providing design, engineering, and project implementation solutions for water-related projects and water treatment products to clean up lakes, rivers, canals, wetlands, and drinking water reservoirs. The geographical segments of the group are Australia/New Zealand, Europe/UK, U.S/Canada/Brazil, and China. The majority of revenue is from U.S/Canada/Brazil geographical area.
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