Alma Media Oyj (OHEL:ALMA) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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OHEL:ALMA Alma Media Oyj OHEL:ALMA
88 GF Score
Price €13.55
GF Value €12.58
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Alma Media Oyj Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Alma Media Oyj's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €18.0 Mil. Alma Media Oyj's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €132.8 Mil. Alma Media Oyj's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €112.8 Mil. Alma Media Oyj's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 1.34.

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 Alma Media Oyj's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

OHEL:ALMA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.62   Med: 1.64   Max: 3.13
Current: 1.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Alma Media Oyj was 3.13. The lowest was 0.62. And the median was 1.64.

OHEL:ALMA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
55.62% of 685 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.61 vs OHEL:ALMA: 1.34

Alma Media Oyj  (OHEL:ALMA) 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.


Alma Media Oyj Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Alma Media Oyj Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Alma Media Oyj'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.

Alma Media Oyj Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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OHEL:ALMA vs NYT, WLY: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Publishing subindustry, Alma Media Oyj'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.


Alma Media Oyj Debt-to-EBITDA vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Alma Media Oyj's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alma Media Oyj's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Alma Media Oyj Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Alma Media Oyj'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
=(8 + 150.5) / 94.6
=1.68

Alma Media Oyj's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(18 + 132.8) / 112.8
=1.34

* 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 (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Alma Media Oyj (OHEL:ALMA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alma Media Oyj stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €13.55 is trading 7.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of €12.58. GuruFocus considers Alma Media Oyj to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for OHEL:ALMA:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €12.58 vs. price of €13.55 (7.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 1 warning sign

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


Alma Media Oyj Business Description

Other Exchanges 0DJN:UKA4M:Germany
Address Alvar Aallon katu 3 C, P.O. Box 140, Helsinki, FIN, FI-00101
Alma Media Oyj is a media and service company focusing on digital services and publishing. In addition to news content, the Group's products provide useful information related to lifestyle, career, and business development. The business segments include Alma Career, Alma Marketplaces, and Alma News Media. It generates maximum revenue from the Alma Career segment. The company operates in Finland, Sweden, Baltics, Croatia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and others, with the maximum revenue from Finland.
88GF Score

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