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What is New Universe Environmental Group Debt-to-EBITDA?
New Universe Environmental GroupHKSE:00436 Debt-to-EBITDA is 3.13 as of Dec. 2025, which is 233% above its 10-year median of 0.94. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 170 Waste Management companies, New Universe Environmental Group ranks worse than 98.82% 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 New Universe Environmental Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
HKSE:00436'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.67 Med: 0.94 Max: 50.06
Current: 50.06
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of New Universe Environmental Group was 50.06. The lowest was 0.67. And the median was 0.94.
HKSE:00436's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 98.82% of 170
companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 3.03
vs HKSE:00436: 50.06
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.
New Universe Environmental Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
New Universe Environmental Group 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.
New Universe Environmental Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart
HKSE:00436 vs WM, RSG, WCN: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Waste Management subindustry, New Universe Environmental Group'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.
New Universe Environmental Group Debt-to-EBITDA vs Waste Management Industry
For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, New Universe Environmental Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where New Universe Environmental Group'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 (Dec. 2025) EBITDA data.
New Universe Environmental Group (HKSE:00436) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 3.13 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 New Universe Environmental Group. This is 233% above median its historical median of 0.94. Over the past decade, New Universe Environmental Group's Debt-to-EBITDA has ranged from 0.67 to 50.06. According to the industry distribution chart, New Universe Environmental Group ranks #168 out of 170 companies in the Waste Management industry, placing it in the top 98.8%.
Is New Universe Environmental Group's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
New Universe Environmental Group's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 3.13 is 233% above median its 10-year median of 0.94. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.67 to a high of 50.06. The Waste Management industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 3.03. New Universe Environmental Group's value of 3.13 is 3.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, New Universe Environmental Group ranks #168 out of 170 companies in the Waste Management industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does New Universe Environmental Group's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to WM and RSG?
According to the Waste Management industry distribution chart, New Universe Environmental Group ranks #168 out of 170 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places New Universe Environmental Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 3.03. New Universe Environmental Group's value of 3.13 is 3.3% above this benchmark. Historically, New Universe Environmental Group's own Debt-to-EBITDA has ranged from 0.67 to 50.06 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.94 vs. the industry median of 3.03, New Universe Environmental Group has consistently been above the industry average. 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 Waste Management company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Waste Management companies is 3.03, based on 170 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. New Universe Environmental Group's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 3.13 is 3.3% above the industry median. 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 New Universe Environmental Group. For the Waste Management industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 3.03 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. New Universe Environmental Group's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 3.13, which is 233% above median its own 10-year median of 0.94. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is New Universe Environmental Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, New Universe Environmental Group (HKSE:00436) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is HK$0.05, compared to a current price of HK$0.06 — trading 10% above its estimated fair value. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 3.13, which is 233% above median its 10-year median of 0.94 and 3.3% above the Waste Management industry median of 3.03. 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 New Universe Environmental Group (HKSE:00436), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 3.13 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.
New Universe Environmental Group Ltd is engaged in services for industrial and medical wastes; provision of environmental plating sewage treatment services and provision of related facilities and utilities in an eco-plating specialized zone (including industrial sewage treatment services, providing related utilities and management services, and providing factory facilities); provision of environmental equipment construction and installation services, investments in plastic materials dyeing operations. The company's segments include: Environmental waste treatment and disposal, which earns the majority of its revenue; Environmental sewage treatment, management services, utilities and facilities Plastic dyeing investments. All of the groups revenue is generated from PRC.
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