Kitz (FRA:3W8) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Jun. 2026)

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FRA:3W8 Kitz Corp FRA:3W8
62 GF Score
Price €10.80
GF Value €5.32
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Kitz Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Kitz's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €122 Mil. Kitz's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €160 Mil. Kitz's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €0 Mil.

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

FRA:3W8' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.49   Med: 2.08   Max: 2.64
Current: 2.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Kitz was 2.64. The lowest was 1.49. And the median was 2.08.

FRA:3W8's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
54.89% of 2332 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.695 vs FRA:3W8: 2.06

Kitz  (FRA:3W8) 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.


Kitz Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Kitz Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kitz'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.

Kitz Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Kitz Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.64 1.92 1.60 1.49 1.52

Kitz Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.38 1.41 1.53 1.27 N/A

FRA:3W8 vs GEV, ETN, PH: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Kitz'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.


Kitz Debt-to-EBITDA vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Kitz's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


FRA:3W8
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Kitz Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Kitz'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
=(18.179 + 180.676) / 130.952
=1.52

Kitz'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
=(122.18 + 160.497) / 0
=N/A

* 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 four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Kitz (FRA:3W8) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kitz stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €10.80 is trading 103% above its estimated GF Value™ of €5.32. GuruFocus considers Kitz to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:3W8:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA: N/A
  • GF Value™: €5.32 vs. price of €10.80 (103% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 62/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:3W8 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Kitz Business Description

Other Exchanges 6498:Japan
Address 1-9-1 Higashi-Shinbashi, Tokyo Shiodome Building, Minato-ku, Chiba, JPN, 105-7305
Kitz Corp is a Japan-based company that operates through segments namely valve manufacturing business in which the company manufactures and sells valves, fittings, water purifiers, and industrial filters and the Copper products business involves manufacturing and selling of brass rods for machined or forged products. The company's products consist of brass, cast iron, ductile iron, strainer, bronze, and others. It generates a majority of its revenue from the Valve manufacturing business. Geographically, the company operates in Japan, America, Europe, China and Asian markets.
62GF Score

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