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What is Creative Global Technology Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?
Creative Global Technology HoldingsCGTL +0.73%22 Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.01 as of Sep. 2025, which is 92% below its 10-year median of 0.13. GuruFocus rates CGTL with a GF Score™ of 22/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 902 Retail - Cyclical companies, Creative Global Technology Holdings ranks worse than 110864.63% 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.
During the past 5 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Creative Global Technology Holdings was 0.34. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.13.
CGTL's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 2.4 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.
Creative Global Technology Holdings (NAS:CGTL) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation
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.
Creative Global Technology Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Creative Global Technology Holdings 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.
Creative Global Technology Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart
Creative Global Technology Holdings Annual Data
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Creative Global Technology Holdings Semi-Annual Data
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Creative Global Technology Holdings'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.
Creative Global Technology Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Creative Global Technology Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Creative Global Technology Holdings'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 (Sep. 2025) EBITDA data.
Creative Global Technology Holdings (CGTL) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.01 as of Sep. 2025. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Creative Global Technology Holdings. This is 92% below median its historical median of 0.13. According to the industry distribution chart, Creative Global Technology Holdings ranks #999999 out of 902 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Is Creative Global Technology Holdings' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Creative Global Technology Holdings' current Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.01 is 92% below median its 10-year median of 0.13. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.40. Creative Global Technology Holdings' value of 0.01 is 99.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Creative Global Technology Holdings ranks #999999 out of 902 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Creative Global Technology Holdings has a GF Score™ of 22/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Creative Global Technology Holdings' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to JBDI and BWTL?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Creative Global Technology Holdings ranks #999999 out of 902 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Creative Global Technology Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.40. Creative Global Technology Holdings' value of 0.01 is 99.6% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.13 vs. the industry median of 2.40, Creative Global Technology Holdings has consistently been below the industry average. 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Retail - Cyclical companies is 2.40, based on 902 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. Creative Global Technology Holdings's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.01 is 99.6% below the industry median. 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 Creative Global Technology Holdings. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.40 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Creative Global Technology Holdings's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.01, which is 92% below median its own 10-year median of 0.13. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Creative Global Technology Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Creative Global Technology Holdings (CGTL) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.01. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.01, which is 92% below median its 10-year median of 0.13 and 99.6% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 2.40. Creative Global Technology Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 22/100 with 4 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 Creative Global Technology Holdings (CGTL), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.01 as of Sep. 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.
Creative Global Technology Holdings Business Description
Creative Global Technology Holdings Ltd conducts its business through its subsidiary, which is a Hong Kong-based company sourcing and reselling recycled consumer electronic devices, currently mostly smartphones, tablets, and laptops.
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