NZERF (New Zealand Energy) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Sep. 2025)

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NZERF New Zealand Energy Corp NZERF
34 GF Score
Price $0.26
GF Value $0.03
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is New Zealand Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

New Zealand Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was $0.03 Mil. New Zealand Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was $0.02 Mil. New Zealand Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was $3.23 Mil. New Zealand Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 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 New Zealand Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of New Zealand Energy was 22.21. The lowest was -2.47. And the median was -0.13.

NZERF's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.83
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

New Zealand Energy  (OTCPK:NZERF) 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.

New Zealand Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

New Zealand Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for New Zealand Energy'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.

New Zealand Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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NZERF vs COP, EOG, OXY: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, New Zealand Energy'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.

New Zealand Energy Debt-to-EBITDA vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, New Zealand Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where New Zealand Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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New Zealand Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

New Zealand Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1.8968731748103 + 0.014655124461197) / -5.2630483142426
=-0.36

New Zealand Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.028372861865922 + 0.015148052321496) / 3.2270624581196
=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 (Sep. 2025) EBITDA data.

Is New Zealand Energy (NZERF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, New Zealand Energy stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $0.26 is trading 781.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.03. GuruFocus considers New Zealand Energy to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NZERF:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $0.03 vs. price of $0.26 (781.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 34/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the NZERF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

New Zealand Energy Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Other Exchanges NZ:Canada
Address 11 Young Street, New Plymouth, NZL, 4312
New Zealand Energy Corp is engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas, as well as the operation of midstream assets. The company conducts its business as a single operating segment being the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of conventional oil and natural gas resources. Geographically, it operates through the region of New Zealand. It generates a majority of its revenues from Oil sales.
34GF Score

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