Kendrick Resources (LSE:KEN) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.05 (As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Kendrick Resources Debt-to-EBITDA?

Kendrick Resources LSE:KEN -6.09% Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.05 as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 599 Metals & Mining companies, Kendrick Resources ranks worse than 166944.74% on this metric.

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

Kendrick Resources's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £0.24 Mil. Kendrick Resources's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £0.00 Mil. Kendrick Resources's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £-4.90 Mil. Kendrick Resources's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -0.05.

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 Kendrick Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:KEN' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.16   Med: -0.07   Max: 0
Current: -0.09

LSE:KEN's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 599 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.16 vs LSE:KEN: -0.09

Kendrick Resources  (LSE:KEN) 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.


Kendrick Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Kendrick Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kendrick Resources'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.

Kendrick Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Kendrick Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.16 0.00 -0.00 -0.04 -0.09

Kendrick Resources Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.00 -0.21 -0.02 -0.86 -0.05

Kendrick Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Kendrick Resources'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.


Kendrick Resources Debt-to-EBITDA vs Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



Kendrick Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Kendrick Resources'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
=(0.24 + 0) / -2.578
=-0.09

Kendrick Resources'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
=(0.24 + 0) / -4.9
=-0.05

* 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 -0.05 mean?
Kendrick Resources (LSE:KEN) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.05 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 Kendrick Resources. According to the industry distribution chart, Kendrick Resources ranks #999999 out of 599 companies in the Metals & Mining industry.
Is Kendrick Resources' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Kendrick Resources' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.05. Based on the distribution chart, Kendrick Resources ranks #999999 out of 599 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Kendrick Resources' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Kendrick Resources ranks #999999 out of 599 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Kendrick Resources 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 Kendrick Resources. 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. Kendrick Resources's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.05. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kendrick Resources stock overvalued right now?
Kendrick Resources (LSE:KEN) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.05. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.05. 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 Kendrick Resources (LSE:KEN), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.05 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.

Kendrick Resources Business Description

Other Exchanges UKI:Germany
Address 7/8 Kendrick Mews, South Kensington, London, GBR, SW7 3HG
Kendrick Resources PLC is a mineral exploration and development company with projects based across Scandinavia. The principal of its business is to explore the opportunities within the natural resources sector with a focus on battery, and precious metals including vanadium and nickel. The company has several projects in different stages such as the Airijoki and Koitelainen vanadium projects in Sweden and Finland respectively and the Espedalen nickel-copper project in Norway. The other projects of the company include the Njuggtraskliden and Mjovattnet exploration projects and the Kramsta, Kullberget, Simesvallen, and Sumassjon exploration projects.