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CL Workshop GroupNWGL -2.20%19 Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.56 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates NWGL with a GF Score™ of 19/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 208 Forest Products companies, CL Workshop Group ranks worse than 480768.75% 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 CL Workshop Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
NWGL'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -77.54 Med: 6.64 Max: 48.67
Current: -1.08
During the past 6 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of CL Workshop Group was 48.67. The lowest was -77.54. And the median was 6.64.
NWGL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 100% of 208
companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 3.225
vs NWGL: -1.08
CL Workshop Group (NAS:NWGL) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation
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.
CL Workshop Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
CL Workshop Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for CL Workshop Group'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.
For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, CL Workshop Group'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.
CL Workshop Group Debt-to-EBITDA vs Forest Products Industry
For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, CL Workshop Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where CL Workshop Group'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.
CL Workshop Group (NWGL) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.56 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 CL Workshop Group. According to the industry distribution chart, CL Workshop Group ranks #999999 out of 208 companies in the Forest Products industry.
Is CL Workshop Group's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
CL Workshop Group's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.56. Based on the distribution chart, CL Workshop Group ranks #999999 out of 208 companies in the Forest Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, CL Workshop Group has a GF Score™ of 19/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does CL Workshop Group's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to ITP and SSD?
According to the Forest Products industry distribution chart, CL Workshop Group ranks #999999 out of 208 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places CL Workshop Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 3.23. 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 Forest Products company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Forest Products companies is 3.23, based on 208 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 CL Workshop Group. For the Forest Products industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 3.23 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. CL Workshop Group's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.56. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is CL Workshop Group stock overvalued right now?
CL Workshop Group (NWGL) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.56. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.56. CL Workshop Group's overall GF Score™ is 19/100 with 3 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 CL Workshop Group (NWGL), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.56 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.
CL Workshop Group Ltd, formerly Nature Wood Group Ltd is a vertically-integrated forestry company that focuses on FSC business operations. It produces various products, including logs, decking, flooring, sawn timber. The Group owns natural forest concessions and cutting rights for exploiting timbers on parcels of land in Peru. The Group is organized into two operating divisions; Direct Purchase and Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) Services, and Manufacturing segments. The Direct Purchase and ODM Segment that derives the majority of revenue engages in the business of sourcing live wood and owning designed designs on wood products for sales to end customers.
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