ERH (Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Feb. 2026)

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ERH Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund ERH
44 GF Score
Price $10.76
GF Value $25.01
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was $0.00 Mil. Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was $30.00 Mil. Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was $28.82 Mil. Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was 1.04.

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 Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ERH's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 1.33
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund  (AMEX:ERH) 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.

Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund'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.

Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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ERH vs RGT, PGP, PFX: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund'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.

Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund Debt-to-EBITDA vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 30) / 16.646452
=1.80

Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 30) / 28.815866
=1.04

* 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 (Feb. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund (ERH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $10.76 is trading 57% below its estimated GF Value™ of $25.01. GuruFocus considers Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for ERH:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $25.01 vs. price of $10.76 (57% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 44/100 with 3 warning signs

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

Allspring Utilities and Highome Fund Business Description

Address 1415 Vantage Park Drive, 3rd Floor, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28203
Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek a high level of current income and moderate capital growth, with an emphasis on providing tax-advantaged dividend income. The company allocates a majority of its total assets to a sleeve that places a focus on common, preferred, and convertible preferred stocks of utility companies and the rest of its total assets to a sleeve of U.S. dollar denominated below investment grade (high yield) debt.
44GF Score

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$10.76
Price
$25.01
GF Value