Grand Parade Investments (JSE:GPL) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Dec. 2025)

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JSE:GPL Grand Parade Investments Ltd JSE:GPL
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Price R1.61
GF Value R0.77
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Grand Parade Investments Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Grand Parade Investments's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was R0.65 Mil. Grand Parade Investments's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was R1.22 Mil. Grand Parade Investments's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was R-19.33 Mil. Grand Parade Investments's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 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 Grand Parade Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:GPL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 1.04   Max: 19.19
Current: 0.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Grand Parade Investments was 19.19. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 1.04.

JSE:GPL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
99.34% of 305 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 2.97 vs JSE:GPL: 0.04

Grand Parade Investments  (JSE:GPL) 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.

Grand Parade Investments Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Grand Parade Investments Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Grand Parade Investments'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.

Grand Parade Investments Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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JSE:GPL vs MCD, SBUX, CMG: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Grand Parade Investments'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.

Grand Parade Investments Debt-to-EBITDA vs Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Grand Parade Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Grand Parade Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Grand Parade Investments Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Grand Parade Investments's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.596 + 1.656) / -35.427
=-0.06

Grand Parade Investments'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
=(0.651 + 1.221) / -19.328
=-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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2025) EBITDA data.

Is Grand Parade Investments (JSE:GPL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Grand Parade Investments stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of R1.61 is trading 109.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of R0.77. GuruFocus considers Grand Parade Investments to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for JSE:GPL:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: R0.77 vs. price of R1.61 (109.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 30/100 with 6 warning signs

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

Grand Parade Investments Business Description

Address 109 Rosmead Avenue, First Floor, Block D, Kenilworth Racecourse, Kenilworth, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 7780
Grand Parade Investments Ltd is an empowerment company. The company's operating segments include Food, gaming, and leisure. It generates maximum revenue from the Gaming and Leisure segment. The gaming and leisure segment includes SunWest, Sun Slots, Worcester Casino, and Infinity Gaming Africa.
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