LB PharmaceuticalsLBRX -0.35%12 Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.04 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates LBRX with a GF Score™ of 12/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 290 Biotechnology companies, LB Pharmaceuticals ranks worse than 344827.24% 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 LB Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
LBRX'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.98 Med: -0.12 Max: -0.06
Current: -0.08
During the past 4 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of LB Pharmaceuticals was -0.06. The lowest was -1.98. And the median was -0.12.
LBRX's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 100% of 290
companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 1.15
vs LBRX: -0.08
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.
LB Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
LB Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for LB Pharmaceuticals'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.
LBRX vs MRVI, SLDB, JANX: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, LB Pharmaceuticals'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.
LB Pharmaceuticals Debt-to-EBITDA vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, LB Pharmaceuticals's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where LB Pharmaceuticals'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.
LB Pharmaceuticals (LBRX) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.04 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 LB Pharmaceuticals. According to the industry distribution chart, LB Pharmaceuticals ranks #999999 out of 290 companies in the Biotechnology industry.
Is LB Pharmaceuticals' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
LB Pharmaceuticals' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.04. Based on the distribution chart, LB Pharmaceuticals ranks #999999 out of 290 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, LB Pharmaceuticals has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does LB Pharmaceuticals' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to MRVI and SLDB?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, LB Pharmaceuticals ranks #999999 out of 290 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places LB Pharmaceuticals in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.15. 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 Biotechnology company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Biotechnology companies is 1.15, based on 290 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 LB Pharmaceuticals. For the Biotechnology industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.15 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. LB Pharmaceuticals's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.04. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is LB Pharmaceuticals stock overvalued right now?
LB Pharmaceuticals (LBRX) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.04. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.04. LB Pharmaceuticals' overall GF Score™ is 12/100 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 LB Pharmaceuticals (LBRX), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.04 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.
LB Pharmaceuticals Inc is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for the treatment of a wide range of neuropsychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar depression, adjunctive treatment of depressive disorder and other diseases. It is building a pipeline that leverages the broad therapeutic potential of its product candidate, LB-102, which it believes has the potential to be the first benzamide antipsychotic drug approved for neuropsychiatric disorders in the United States. LB-102 is currently in late-stage clinical development for schizophrenia and bipolar depression. The company operates as a single reportable segment in the development of novel therapies for the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases, including schizophrenia.
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