EMSCY (Ems-Chemie Holding AG) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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EMSCY Ems-Chemie Holding AG EMSCY
56 GF Score
Price $23.00
GF Value $17.07
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Ems-Chemie Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Ems-Chemie Holding AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $35 Mil. Ems-Chemie Holding AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $4 Mil. Ems-Chemie Holding AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $861 Mil. Ems-Chemie Holding AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.05.

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 Ems-Chemie Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

EMSCY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.02   Max: 0.06
Current: 0.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ems-Chemie Holding AG was 0.06. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.02.

EMSCY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
99.92% of 1270 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.98 vs EMSCY: 0.01

Ems-Chemie Holding AG  (OTCPK:EMSCY) 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.

Ems-Chemie Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Ems-Chemie Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ems-Chemie Holding AG'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.

Ems-Chemie Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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EMSCY vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Ems-Chemie Holding AG'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.

Ems-Chemie Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Ems-Chemie Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ems-Chemie Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


EMSCY
56GF Score
Ems-Chemie Holding AG EMSCY
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Ems-Chemie Holding AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ems-Chemie Holding AG's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(31.989902177343 + 9.0274534553487) / 747.28872060358
=0.05

Ems-Chemie Holding AG'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
=(34.940804562078 + 4.4492654806917) / 861.35555483286
=0.05

* 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 (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Ems-Chemie Holding AG (EMSCY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ems-Chemie Holding AG stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $23.00 is trading 34.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $17.07. GuruFocus considers Ems-Chemie Holding AG to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for EMSCY:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $17.07 vs. price of $23.00 (34.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 56/100 with 6 warning signs

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

Ems-Chemie Holding AG Business Description

Address Via Innovativa 1, Domat/Ems, CHE, 7013
Ems-Chemie Holding AG is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells a variety of chemical-based products. The firm organizes itself into two segments based on product type: High-Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals. The High-Performance Polymers segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells plastic products to the automotive, electrical, and electronics industries. The Specialty Chemicals segment sells fibres, bonding agents for tires, and fusible bonding yarns for textiles and powder coating products. Geographically, the majority of its revenue comes from Europe and the rest from Asia, the Americas, and other regions.
56GF Score

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