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Healthier Choices ManagementHCMC Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.43 as of Mar. 2026. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 35 Tobacco Products companies, Healthier Choices Management ranks worse than 2857140% 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 Healthier Choices Management's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
HCMC'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.93 Med: -0.26 Max: 0
Current: -0.24
HCMC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 100% of 35
companies
in the Tobacco Products industry
Industry Median: 1.37
vs HCMC: -0.24
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.
Healthier Choices Management Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Healthier Choices Management Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
* 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.
HCMC vs CHUC, RYM, PYYX: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Tobacco subindustry, Healthier Choices Management'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.
Healthier Choices Management Debt-to-EBITDA vs Tobacco Products Industry
For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Healthier Choices Management's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Healthier Choices Management'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 four times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) EBITDA data.
Healthier Choices Management (HCMC) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.43 as of Mar. 2026. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Healthier Choices Management. According to the industry distribution chart, Healthier Choices Management ranks #999999 out of 35 companies in the Tobacco Products industry.
Is Healthier Choices Management's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Healthier Choices Management's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.43. Based on the distribution chart, Healthier Choices Management ranks #999999 out of 35 companies in the Tobacco Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Healthier Choices Management's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to CHUC and RYM?
According to the Tobacco Products industry distribution chart, Healthier Choices Management ranks #999999 out of 35 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Healthier Choices Management in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.37. 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 Tobacco Products company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Tobacco Products companies is 1.37, based on 35 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 Healthier Choices Management. For the Tobacco Products industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.37 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Healthier Choices Management's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.43. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Healthier Choices Management stock overvalued right now?
Healthier Choices Management (HCMC) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.43. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.43. 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 Healthier Choices Management (HCMC), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.43 as of Mar. 2026. 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.
Healthier Choices Management Corp is a United States-based holding company focused on monetizing its intellectual property through royalty and licensing agreements, facilitated by its wholly owned subsidiary. Its portfolio includes patents related to products, such as the Q-Cup and Imitine, which the company actively markets. The company has only one reportable segment. It also promote its patented Q-Cup technology directly to consumers in the vaping market.
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