Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group (FRA:1CT) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:1CT Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd FRA:1CT
83 GF Score
Price €1.19
GF Value €1.19
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €2,106 Mil. Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €1,043 Mil. Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €2,179 Mil. Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 1.45.

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 Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:1CT' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.25   Med: 2.06   Max: 3.44
Current: 1.83

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group was 3.44. The lowest was 1.25. And the median was 2.06.

FRA:1CT's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
58.71% of 913 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.23 vs FRA:1CT: 1.83

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group  (FRA:1CT) 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.

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Chow Tai Fook Jewellery 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.

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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FRA:1CT vs TPR: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Luxury Goods subindustry, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery 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.

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Debt-to-EBITDA vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


FRA:1CT
83GF Score
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Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group'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
=(2105.5897931673 + 1043.3965235688) / 1605.2762496078
=1.96

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(2105.5897931673 + 1043.3965235688) / 2179.0702938332
=1.45

* 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 (Mar. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group (FRA:1CT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €1.19 is trading 0% below its estimated GF Value™ of €1.19. GuruFocus considers Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:1CT:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €1.19 vs. price of €1.19 (0% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:1CT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Business Description

Address 16 - 18 Queen\'s Road Central, 33rd Floor, New World Tower, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd core business is the manufacturing and selling of high-end luxury, mass luxury, and youth line jewellery products, and the distribution of watches of various brands. Its brand portfolio includes Chow Tai Fook, Hearts On Fire, Enzo and Monologue, offering a wide multiple products and an expanding range of IP collaborations. The Group's offerings include high jewellery collections and Chow Tai Fook Home, a luxury home decor category. Geographically, the Group operates through Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and other markets, with Mainland China contributing the majority of revenue.
83GF Score

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