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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 Afarak Group SE's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:AFRK'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.6 Med: 0.13 Max: 166.69
Current: -1.3
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Afarak Group SE was 166.69. The lowest was -8.60. And the median was 0.13.
LSE:AFRK's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 100% of 599
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.16
vs LSE:AFRK: -1.30
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.
Afarak Group SE Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Afarak Group SE Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Afarak Group SE'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.
Afarak Group SE Debt-to-EBITDA Competitor Comparison
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Afarak Group SE'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.
Afarak Group SE Debt-to-EBITDA vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Afarak Group SE's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Afarak Group SE'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.
Afarak Group SE (LSE:AFRK) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.20 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 Afarak Group SE. According to the industry distribution chart, Afarak Group SE ranks #999999 out of 599 companies in the Metals & Mining industry.
Is Afarak Group SE's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Afarak Group SE's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.20. Based on the distribution chart, Afarak Group SE ranks #999999 out of 599 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Afarak Group SE has a GF Score™ of 37/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Afarak Group SE's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Afarak Group SE ranks #999999 out of 599 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Afarak Group SE in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.16. 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 Metals & Mining company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Metals & Mining companies is 1.16, based on 599 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 Afarak Group SE. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.16 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Afarak Group SE's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.20. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Afarak Group SE stock overvalued right now?
Afarak Group SE (LSE:AFRK) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.20. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.27, compared to a current price of £0.22 — trading 17% below its estimated fair value. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.20. Afarak Group SE's overall GF Score™ is 37/100 with 5 warning signs 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 Afarak Group SE (LSE:AFRK), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.20 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.
Is Afarak Group SE (LSE:AFRK) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Afarak Group SE stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of £0.22 is trading 17% below its estimated GF Value™ of £0.27.
Key valuation signals for LSE:AFRK:
Debt-to-EBITDA: -0.20
GF Value™: £0.27 vs. price of £0.22 (17% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:AFRK stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Afarak Group SE is a chrome mining and minerals producer focused on sustainable growth with a specialty alloys business in southern Europe and a ferroalloys business. The company has two operating segments FerroAlloys and Speciality Alloys. The FerroAlloys business consists of the plant Vlakpoort mine, Zeerust mine, and the Mecklenburg mine in South Africa. It produces chrome ore, charge chrome, medium carbon ferrochrome, and silicomanganese. The Speciality Alloys business consists of Turk Maadin Sirketi A.S, the mining and beneficiation operation in Turkey, and Elektrowerk Weisweiler GmbH, the chromite concentrate processing plant in Germany. The company operates in European countries, the United States, China, Africa, Finland, and Other countries.
37GF Score
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