Hargreaves Services (CHIX:HSPL) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of May. 2026)

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CHIX:HSPL Hargreaves Services PLC CHIX:HSPL
52 GF Score
Price £8.56
GF Value £8.47
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Hargreaves Services Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Hargreaves Services's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was £19.5 Mil. Hargreaves Services's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was £20.9 Mil. Hargreaves Services's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was £70.0 Mil. Hargreaves Services's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was 0.58.

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 Hargreaves Services's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:HSPl' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.46   Med: 0.89   Max: 4.67
Current: 0.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Hargreaves Services was 4.67. The lowest was 0.46. And the median was 0.89.

CHIX:HSPl's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
80.63% of 444 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 2.795 vs CHIX:HSPl: 0.61

Hargreaves Services  (CHIX:HSPl) 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.

Hargreaves Services Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Hargreaves Services Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hargreaves Services'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.

Hargreaves Services Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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CHIX:HSPL vs MMM, HON: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Hargreaves Services'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.

Hargreaves Services Debt-to-EBITDA vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Hargreaves Services's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


CHIX:HSPL
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Hargreaves Services Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Hargreaves Services's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(19.486 + 20.939) / 59.878
=0.68

Hargreaves Services's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(19.486 + 20.939) / 70.044
=0.58

* 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 (May. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Hargreaves Services (CHIX:HSPL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hargreaves Services stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £8.56 is trading 1.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of £8.47. GuruFocus considers Hargreaves Services to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:HSPL:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: £8.47 vs. price of £8.56 (1.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 52/100 with 3 warning signs

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

Hargreaves Services Business Description

Other Exchanges HSP:UKH6W:Germany
Address West Terrace, Esh Winning, Durham, GBR, DH7 9PT
Hargreaves Services PLC delivers projects and services in the infrastructure, energy, and property sectors, supporting key industries within the UK and South East Asia. The company's business segments are Services; Hargreaves Land; Unallocated and Hargreaves Raw Materials Services. It generates maximum revenue from the Services segment. The Services segment provides materials handling, mechanical and electrical engineering, land restoration, logistics and bulk earthmoving into the energy, environmental, infrastructure and industrial sectors.
52GF Score

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