Empire Metals (LSE:EEE) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.02 (As of Dec. 2025)

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LSE:EEE Empire Metals Ltd LSE:EEE
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What is Empire Metals Debt-to-EBITDA?

Empire Metals LSE:EEE +5.03% 35 Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.02 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates LSE:EEE with a GF Score™ of 35/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 596 Metals & Mining companies, Empire Metals ranks worse than 167785.07% on this metric.

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

Empire Metals's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £0.03 Mil. Empire Metals's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £0.04 Mil. Empire Metals's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £-3.50 Mil. Empire Metals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -0.02.

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 Empire Metals's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:EEE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.02   Med: -0.01   Max: 0
Current: -0.02

LSE:EEE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 596 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.235 vs LSE:EEE: -0.02

Empire Metals  (LSE:EEE) 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.


Empire Metals Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Empire Metals Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Empire Metals'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.

Empire Metals Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Empire Metals Annual Data
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Debt-to-EBITDA
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Empire Metals Semi-Annual Data
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LSE:EEE vs HL: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Empire Metals'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.


Empire Metals Debt-to-EBITDA vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Empire Metals's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Empire Metals's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Empire Metals Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Empire Metals's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(0.028 + 0.035) / -3.467
=-0.02

Empire Metals'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
=(0.028 + 0.035) / -3.496
=-0.02

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Debt-to-EBITDA →
What does a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.02 mean?
Empire Metals (LSE:EEE) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.02 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 Empire Metals. According to the industry distribution chart, Empire Metals ranks #999999 out of 596 companies in the Metals & Mining industry.
Is Empire Metals' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Empire Metals' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.02. Based on the distribution chart, Empire Metals ranks #999999 out of 596 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Empire Metals has a GF Score™ of 35/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Empire Metals' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to HL?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Empire Metals ranks #999999 out of 596 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Empire Metals in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.24. 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 1.24, based on 596 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 Empire Metals. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.24 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Empire Metals's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.02. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Empire Metals stock overvalued right now?
Empire Metals (LSE:EEE) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.02. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.02. Empire Metals' overall GF Score™ is 35/100 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 Empire Metals (LSE:EEE), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.02 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.

Empire Metals Business Description

Other Exchanges EEEl:UKNOGN:Germany
Address Craigmuir Chambers, PO Box 71, Road Town, Tortola, VGB, VG1110
Empire Metals Ltd is an exploration and resource development company with a project portfolio comprising gold interests in Australia and Austria. The company develops a pipeline of projects with its main focus on the high-grade Eclipse and Gindalbie Gold Projects in Western Australia. The company's project portfolio includes the Pitfield Project, Eclipse-Gindalbie Project, Stavely Project, and Walton Project. Its Pitfield titanium project is contained within a giant, sediment-hosted, hydrothermal mineral system. The Group operates in three geographical areas, the UK, Austria and Australia.
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