Tvardi Therapeutics (LTS:0HTC) Debt-to-EBITDA : -0.01 (As of Mar. 2026)

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LTS:0HTC Tvardi Therapeutics Inc LTS:0HTC
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What is Tvardi Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA?

Tvardi Therapeutics LTS:0HTC 18 Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.01 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates LTS:0HTC with a GF Score™ of 18/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 296 Biotechnology companies, Tvardi Therapeutics ranks worse than 337837.5% on this metric.

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

Tvardi Therapeutics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.12 Mil. Tvardi Therapeutics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.05 Mil. Tvardi Therapeutics's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $-28.11 Mil. Tvardi Therapeutics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -0.01.

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 Tvardi Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LTS:0HTC' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.09   Med: -0.02   Max: -0.01
Current: -0.01

During the past 4 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Tvardi Therapeutics was -0.01. The lowest was -1.09. And the median was -0.02.

LTS:0HTC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 296 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs LTS:0HTC: -0.01

Tvardi Therapeutics  (LTS:0HTC) 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.


Tvardi Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Tvardi Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Tvardi Therapeutics'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.

Tvardi Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Tvardi Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA
-0.02 -0.02 -1.09 -0.01

Tvardi Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Dec22 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01

LTS:0HTC vs CRVO, JSPR, SKYE: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Tvardi Therapeutics'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.


Tvardi Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Tvardi Therapeutics's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Tvardi Therapeutics Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Tvardi Therapeutics'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
=(0.116 + 0.085) / -26.653
=-0.01

Tvardi Therapeutics's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.12 + 0.054) / -28.108
=-0.01

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Debt-to-EBITDA →
What does a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.01 mean?
Tvardi Therapeutics (LTS:0HTC) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.01 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 Tvardi Therapeutics. According to the industry distribution chart, Tvardi Therapeutics ranks #999999 out of 296 companies in the Biotechnology industry.
Is Tvardi Therapeutics' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Tvardi Therapeutics' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.01. Based on the distribution chart, Tvardi Therapeutics ranks #999999 out of 296 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Tvardi Therapeutics has a GF Score™ of 18/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tvardi Therapeutics' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to CRVO and JSPR?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Tvardi Therapeutics ranks #999999 out of 296 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Tvardi Therapeutics 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 296 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 Tvardi Therapeutics. 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. Tvardi Therapeutics's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.01. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tvardi Therapeutics stock overvalued right now?
Tvardi Therapeutics (LTS:0HTC) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.01. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.01. Tvardi Therapeutics' overall GF Score™ is 18/100 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 Tvardi Therapeutics (LTS:0HTC), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.01 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.

Tvardi Therapeutics Business Description

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Address 3 Sugar Creek Center boulevard, Suite 525, Sugar Land, TX, USA, 77478
Tvardi Therapeutics Inca clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, oral, small molecule therapies targeting Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3) to treat inflammatory and proliferative diseases with unmet need. Its pipeline includes two oral, small molecule STAT3 inhibitors: TTI-101 and TTI-109. TTI-101 is its first-generation direct STAT3 inhibitor, currently in Phase 1b/2 clinical development in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). TTI-109 is a phosphate prodrug of TTI-101 that is mechanistically identical to its parent molecule but is designed to enhance its ability to target STAT3.
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