China Maple Leaf Educational Systems (FRA:CML1) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Feb. 2026)

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FRA:CML1 China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Ltd FRA:CML1
46 GF Score
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What is China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was €25.0 Mil. China Maple Leaf Educational Systems's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was €156.6 Mil. China Maple Leaf Educational Systems's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was €61.5 Mil. China Maple Leaf Educational Systems's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was 2.95.

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 China Maple Leaf Educational Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:CML1' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.74   Med: 2.41   Max: 35.05
Current: 2.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of China Maple Leaf Educational Systems was 35.05. The lowest was -9.74. And the median was 2.41.

FRA:CML1's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
67.55% of 188 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.55 vs FRA:CML1: 2.98

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems  (FRA:CML1) 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.

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for China Maple Leaf Educational Systems'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.

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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FRA:CML1 vs EDU, TAL, LAUR: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, China Maple Leaf Educational Systems'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.

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Debt-to-EBITDA vs Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, China Maple Leaf Educational Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Maple Leaf Educational Systems's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems'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
=(28.041113459612 + 170.97806381934) / 87.100206161517
=2.28

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems'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
=(24.959339831503 + 156.59461198352) / 61.516990038796
=2.95

* 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 China Maple Leaf Educational Systems (FRA:CML1) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Maple Leaf Educational Systems stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €0.01 is trading 45% below its estimated GF Value™ of €0.02.

Key valuation signals for FRA:CML1:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €0.02 vs. price of €0.01 (45% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 46/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:CML1 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Business Description

Other Exchanges 01317:Hong Kong
Address No. 13, Baolong First Road, Baolong Street, Longgang District, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, CHN, 518116
China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Ltd is mainly engaged in international school education in the PRC and other Asia Pacific countries. It operates international K-12 schools under three principal brands: "Maple Leaf" in China, delivering the World School Program; CIS in Singapore, offering the IB program; and KIS in Malaysia, providing the A-Level program. The company's reportable segments are as follows: (i) PRC Segment, (ii) Overseas Segment, including Singapore, Malaysia and other Asia Pacific countries. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Overseas Segment, mainly from Singapore. Revenue is generated from tuition and boarding fees, educational programs, textbook and materials sales, catering services, extracurricular activities, and related offerings.
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