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Sona MachineryNSE:SONAMAC +1.43%38 Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.84 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates NSE:SONAMAC with a GF Score™ of 38/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,331 Industrial Products companies, Sona Machinery ranks worse than 42900% 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 Sona Machinery's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
NSE:SONAMAC'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.35 Med: 0.21 Max: 0.44
Current: -1.67
During the past 6 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Sona Machinery was 0.44. The lowest was -3.35. And the median was 0.21.
NSE:SONAMAC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 100% of 2331
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.68
vs NSE:SONAMAC: -1.67
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.
Sona Machinery Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Sona Machinery Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sona Machinery'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.
NSE:SONAMAC vs GEV, ETN, PH: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Sona Machinery'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.
Sona Machinery Debt-to-EBITDA vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Sona Machinery's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sona Machinery'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 (Mar. 2026) EBITDA data.
Sona Machinery (NSE:SONAMAC) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.84 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 Sona Machinery. According to the industry distribution chart, Sona Machinery ranks #999999 out of 2331 companies in the Industrial Products industry.
Is Sona Machinery's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Sona Machinery's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.84. Based on the distribution chart, Sona Machinery ranks #999999 out of 2331 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Sona Machinery has a GF Score™ of 38/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sona Machinery's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Sona Machinery ranks #999999 out of 2331 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Sona Machinery in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.68. 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Industrial Products companies is 1.68, based on 2,331 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 Sona Machinery. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.68 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sona Machinery's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.84. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sona Machinery stock overvalued right now?
Sona Machinery (NSE:SONAMAC) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.84. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.84. Sona Machinery's overall GF Score™ is 38/100 with 7 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 Sona Machinery (NSE:SONAMAC), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.84 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.
Sona Machinery Ltd is a diversified agro-processing equipment manufacturer company. It manufactures equipment for the processing of rice, pulses, wheat, spices, Barnyard Millet, etc. The company product portfolio includes Grains Pre Cleaner machines, Rotary Drum Cleaner, Vibro Classifiers, Stone Separator Machines, Paddy De-Husker, Husk Aspirator, Rice Thick/Thin Grader, Rice Whitener, Silky Polisher, Multi Grader, Length Grader, Belt Conveyer, Bucket Elevator, etc. along with the complete projects for rice mills and ethanol distilleries. Its services encompass engineering, erection, supervision, and machine commissioning, delivering a comprehensive end-to-end solution for the milling section which includes grain unloading and milling solution upto pre-masher for ethanol distilleries, etc.
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