CHCLY (Citizen Watch Co) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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CHCLY Citizen Watch Co Ltd CHCLY
67 GF Score
Price $66.90
GF Value $19.91
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Citizen Watch Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Citizen Watch Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $62 Mil. Citizen Watch Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $344 Mil. Citizen Watch Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $410 Mil. Citizen Watch Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.99.

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 Citizen Watch Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CHCLY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -41.98   Med: 1.54   Max: 73.44
Current: 1.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Citizen Watch Co was 73.44. The lowest was -41.98. And the median was 1.54.

CHCLY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
69.65% of 837 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 2.73 vs CHCLY: 1.28

Citizen Watch Co  (OTCPK:CHCLY) 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.

Citizen Watch Co Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Citizen Watch Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Citizen Watch 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.

Citizen Watch Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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CHCLY vs NKE, DECK, ONON: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Footwear & Accessories subindustry, Citizen Watch 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.

Citizen Watch Co Debt-to-EBITDA vs Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Citizen Watch Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Citizen Watch Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


CHCLY
67GF Score
Citizen Watch Co Ltd CHCLY
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Citizen Watch Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Citizen Watch Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(75.49814570369 + 351.78829593312) / 338.53801956225
=1.26

Citizen Watch Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(61.596677434241 + 344.35932933395) / 410.00633239964
=0.99

* 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 (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Citizen Watch Co (CHCLY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Citizen Watch Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $66.90 is trading 236% above its estimated GF Value™ of $19.91. GuruFocus considers Citizen Watch Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CHCLY:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $19.91 vs. price of $66.90 (236% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHCLY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Citizen Watch Co Business Description

Other Exchanges 7762:JapanCTZ:Germany
Address 6-1-12, Tanashi-cho, Nishi Tokyo-shi, Tokyo, JPN, 188-8511
Citizen Watch Co Ltd is a company whose main business is to manufacture and sell watches, machine tools, electronic devices, and electronic products. The Company has four reportable segments which includes Watches Business, Machine Tools Business, Device Business, and Electronic Equipment and Other Business. It generates majority of the revenue from Watches Business segment.
67GF Score

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$66.90
Price
$19.91
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