CropEnergies AG (HAM:CE2) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Nov. 2023)

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HAM:CE2 CropEnergies AG HAM:CE2
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What is CropEnergies AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

CropEnergies AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was €6 Mil. CropEnergies AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was €10 Mil. CropEnergies AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was €163 Mil. CropEnergies AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.10.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of CropEnergies AG was 0.18. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.08.

HAM:CE2's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 1.98
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

CropEnergies AG  (HAM:CE2) 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.


CropEnergies AG Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


CropEnergies AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for CropEnergies 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.

CropEnergies AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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HAM:CE2 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, CropEnergies 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.


CropEnergies AG Debt-to-EBITDA vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, CropEnergies AG's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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CropEnergies AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

CropEnergies AG's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(0 + 0) / -34.256
=0.00

CropEnergies AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(6.187 + 9.861) / 162.88
=0.10

* 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 (Nov. 2023) EBITDA data.

Is CropEnergies AG (HAM:CE2) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CropEnergies AG stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €14.20 is trading 28300% above its estimated GF Value™ of €0.05. GuruFocus considers CropEnergies AG to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for HAM:CE2:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €0.05 vs. price of €14.20 (28300% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 50/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HAM:CE2 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


CropEnergies AG Business Description

Address Maximilianstrasse 10, Mannheim, BW, DEU, D-68165
CropEnergies AG is a German company which manufactures bioethanol for the fuel sector from cereals and sugar beet. The company also produces various food and animal feed products such as ProtiWanze, a liquid protein animal feed for feeding ruminants and pigs, as well as a high-grade dry stillage protein animal feed. In addition, it produces neutral alcohol for the beverage, food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries, as well as for industrial applications, such as the production of windscreen washer fluid and disinfectants.
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