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Happy City HoldingsHCHL 13 Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.98 as of Aug. 2025. GuruFocus rates HCHL with a GF Score™ of 13/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 303 Restaurants companies, Happy City Holdings ranks worse than 330032.67% on this metric.
Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.
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 Happy City Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
HCHL'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.74 Med: -2.82 Max: 2.38
Current: -2.82
During the past 3 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Happy City Holdings was 2.38. The lowest was -8.74. And the median was -2.82.
HCHL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 100% of 303
companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 2.91
vs HCHL: -2.82
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.
Happy City Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Happy City Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Happy City Holdings'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.
Happy City Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart
Happy City Holdings Annual Data
Trend
Aug23
Aug24
Aug25
Debt-to-EBITDA
-8.74
2.38
-2.82
Happy City Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Aug23
Feb24
Aug24
Feb25
Aug25
Debt-to-EBITDA
N/A
0.00
1.34
3.57
-0.98
HCHL vs RRGB, VENU, NDLS: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Restaurants subindustry, Happy City Holdings'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.
Happy City Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA vs Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Happy City Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Happy City Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.
* 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 (Aug. 2025) EBITDA data.
Happy City Holdings (HCHL) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.98 as of Aug. 2025. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Happy City Holdings. According to the industry distribution chart, Happy City Holdings ranks #999999 out of 303 companies in the Restaurants industry.
Is Happy City Holdings' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Happy City Holdings' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.98. Based on the distribution chart, Happy City Holdings ranks #999999 out of 303 companies in the Restaurants industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Happy City Holdings has a GF Score™ of 13/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Happy City Holdings' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to RRGB and VENU?
According to the Restaurants industry distribution chart, Happy City Holdings ranks #999999 out of 303 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Happy City Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.91. 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 a Restaurants company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Restaurants companies is 2.91, based on 303 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 Happy City Holdings. For the Restaurants industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.91 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Happy City Holdings's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.98. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Happy City Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Happy City Holdings (HCHL) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.98. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.98. Happy City Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 13/100 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 Happy City Holdings (HCHL), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.98 as of Aug. 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.
Happy City Holdings Ltd operates three all-you-can-eat hotpot restaurants and specializes in Thai and Japanese Hotpot under the brand names Thai Pot and Gyu! Gyu! Shabu Shabu in Hong Kong. These restaurants are located in Tsuen Wan in the New Territories, Mong Kok in Kowloon, and North Point on Hong Kong Island. The Company's of its operations are conducted in Hong Kong.
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