Founder GroupFGL +0.70%17 Debt-to-EBITDA is 119.71 as of Dec. 2025, which is 15651% above its 10-year median of 0.76. GuruFocus rates FGL with a GF Score™ of 17/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,401 Construction companies, Founder Group ranks worse than 98.36% 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.
The historical rank and industry rank for Founder Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
FGL'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.72 Med: 0.76 Max: 56.31
Current: 56.31
During the past 5 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Founder Group was 56.31. The lowest was -12.72. And the median was 0.76.
FGL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 98.36% of 1401
companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 2.19
vs FGL: 56.31
Founder Group (NAS:FGL) 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.
Founder Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Founder Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Founder Group'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.
FGL vs MDLK, GRHI, SODE: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Founder Group'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.
Founder Group Debt-to-EBITDA vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Founder Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Founder Group'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 (Dec. 2025) EBITDA data.
Founder Group (FGL) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 119.71 as of Dec. 2025. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Founder Group. This is 15651% above median its historical median of 0.76. According to the industry distribution chart, Founder Group ranks #1378 out of 1401 companies in the Construction industry, placing it in the top 98.4%.
Is Founder Group's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Founder Group's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 119.71 is 15651% above median its 10-year median of 0.76. The Construction industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.19. Founder Group's value of 119.71 is 5366.2% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Founder Group ranks #1378 out of 1401 companies in the Construction industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Founder Group has a GF Score™ of 17/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Founder Group's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to MDLK and GRHI?
According to the Construction industry distribution chart, Founder Group ranks #1378 out of 1401 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Founder Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.19. Founder Group's value of 119.71 is 5366.2% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.76 vs. the industry median of 2.19, Founder Group has consistently been above 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 Construction company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Construction companies is 2.19, based on 1,401 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. Founder Group's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 119.71 is 5366.2% above 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 Founder Group. For the Construction industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.19 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Founder Group's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 119.71, which is 15651% above median its own 10-year median of 0.76. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Founder Group stock overvalued right now?
Founder Group (FGL) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of 119.71. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 119.71, which is 15651% above median its 10-year median of 0.76 and 5366.2% above the Construction industry median of 2.19. Founder Group's overall GF Score™ is 17/100 with 6 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 Founder Group (FGL), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 119.71 as of Dec. 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.
Founder Group Ltd is a solar solutions provider in Malaysia, offering end-to-end services for commercial and industrial sectors, as well as large-scale solar power projects, encompassing project design, engineering, and comprehensive project management. Its focus is on two key segments: large-scale solar projects and commercial and industrial (C&I) solar projects. Large-scale solar projects are utility scale solar PV power plants with installed generating capacity of 1 MWac or more. C&I projects are smaller scale solar projects where the solar PV systems are installed on rooftops and are designed to generate electricity for commercial and industrial properties for their own consumption, such as factories, warehouses, and commercial stores. Its revenue is derived from Malaysia.
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