Emerald Horizon AG (FRA:YO2) Debt-to-EBITDA : -12.84 (As of Dec. 2025)

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FRA:YO2 Emerald Horizon AG FRA:YO2
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What is Emerald Horizon AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

Emerald Horizon AG FRA:YO2 -0.88% 16 Debt-to-EBITDA is -12.84 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates FRA:YO2 with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 2,310 Industrial Products companies, Emerald Horizon AG ranks worse than 43290% on this metric.

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

Emerald Horizon AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was €0.35 Mil. Emerald Horizon AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was €5.46 Mil. Emerald Horizon AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was €-0.45 Mil. Emerald Horizon AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -12.84.

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 Emerald Horizon AG's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:YO2' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.84   Med: -8.9   Max: -4.96
Current: -12.84

During the past 3 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Emerald Horizon AG was -4.96. The lowest was -12.84. And the median was -8.90.

FRA:YO2's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 2310 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs FRA:YO2: -12.84

Emerald Horizon AG  (FRA:YO2) 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.


Emerald Horizon AG Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Emerald Horizon AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Emerald Horizon AG'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.

Emerald Horizon AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Emerald Horizon AG Annual Data
Trend Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA
N/A -4.96 -12.84

Emerald Horizon AG Semi-Annual Data
Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA N/A -4.96 -12.84

FRA:YO2 vs GEV, ETN, PH: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Emerald Horizon AG'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.


Emerald Horizon AG Debt-to-EBITDA vs Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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Emerald Horizon AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Emerald Horizon AG'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
=(0.346 + 5.456) / -0.452
=-12.84

Emerald Horizon AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(0.346 + 5.456) / -0.452
=-12.84

* 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 one times the quarterly (Dec. 2025) EBITDA data.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Debt-to-EBITDA →
What does a Debt-to-EBITDA of -12.84 mean?
Emerald Horizon AG (FRA:YO2) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -12.84 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 Emerald Horizon AG. According to the industry distribution chart, Emerald Horizon AG ranks #999999 out of 2310 companies in the Industrial Products industry.
Is Emerald Horizon AG's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Emerald Horizon AG's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -12.84. Based on the distribution chart, Emerald Horizon AG ranks #999999 out of 2310 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Emerald Horizon AG has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Emerald Horizon AG's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Emerald Horizon AG ranks #999999 out of 2310 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Emerald Horizon AG in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.69. 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Industrial Products companies is 1.69, based on 2,310 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. 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 Emerald Horizon AG. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.69 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Emerald Horizon AG's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -12.84. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Emerald Horizon AG stock overvalued right now?
Emerald Horizon AG (FRA:YO2) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -12.84. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -12.84. Emerald Horizon AG's overall GF Score™ is 16/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Emerald Horizon AG (FRA:YO2), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -12.84 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.

Emerald Horizon AG Business Description

Other Exchanges SMRX:Austria
Address Karl-Huber-Gasse 15, Graz, AUT, 8041
Emerald Horizon AG develops technologies for decarbonizing the energy supply under the SMRX brand-ranging from hybrid energy storage systems to next-generation modular reactors. The company aims to provide safe, scalable, and globally deployable baseload energy, free from the drawbacks of conventional nuclear technology. Its technologies under development include ADES, an accelerator-driven thorium-based nuclear power system, and CALstore, a molten-salt thermal energy storage system. The company also develops the DUALstore PLUS system, which combines energy storage technologies with an AI-based multicontrol unit.
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