DKSH Holding (FRA:DS5) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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FRA:DS5 DKSH Holding Ltd FRA:DS5
75 GF Score
Price €69.00
GF Value €64.83
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is DKSH Holding Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

DKSH Holding's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €112 Mil. DKSH Holding's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €715 Mil. DKSH Holding's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €469 Mil. DKSH Holding's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 1.76.

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

FRA:DS5' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 1.4   Max: 2.32
Current: 1.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of DKSH Holding was 2.32. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 1.40.

FRA:DS5's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
51.74% of 835 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.67 vs FRA:DS5: 1.74

DKSH Holding  (FRA:DS5) 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.


DKSH Holding Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


DKSH Holding Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for DKSH Holding'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.

DKSH Holding Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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FRA:DS5 vs VRSK, EFX, BAH: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Consulting Services subindustry, DKSH Holding'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.


DKSH Holding Debt-to-EBITDA vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, DKSH Holding's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


FRA:DS5
75GF Score
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DKSH Holding Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

DKSH Holding'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
=(75.339240522688 + 733.93961987081) / 473.29022512301
=1.71

DKSH Holding'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
=(111.79266868775 + 714.99598188848) / 468.90394213222
=1.76

* 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 (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is DKSH Holding (FRA:DS5) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DKSH Holding stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €69.00 is trading 6.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of €64.83. GuruFocus considers DKSH Holding to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:DS5:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €64.83 vs. price of €69.00 (6.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:DS5 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


DKSH Holding Business Description

Address Wiesenstrasse 8, P.O. Box 888, Zurich, CHE, 8034
DKSH Holding Ltd offers market expansion services in Asia. The company provides a range of services, including sourcing, market insights, marketing and sales, eCommerce, distribution and logistics, and after-sales support. It offers expertise and on-the-ground logistical support. The company operates in five business segments: Consumer goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials, Technology and Other (non-Business Unit). The majority of the revenue is derived from the Healthcare segment, which offers pharmaceuticals, consumer health, and over-the-counter health products, as well as medical devices, and also offers services including product registration, marketing and sales, and capillary physical distribution.
75GF Score

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