Bufab AB (OSTO:BUFAB) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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OSTO:BUFAB Bufab AB OSTO:BUFAB
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Price kr138.60
GF Value kr98.49
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What is Bufab AB Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Bufab AB's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr278 Mil. Bufab AB's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr3,486 Mil. Bufab AB's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr1,568 Mil. Bufab AB's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 2.40.

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 Bufab AB's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

OSTO:BUFAB' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.66   Med: 2.95   Max: 4.3
Current: 2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Bufab AB was 4.30. The lowest was 2.66. And the median was 2.95.

OSTO:BUFAB's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
54.17% of 144 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 2.44 vs OSTO:BUFAB: 2.68

Bufab AB  (OSTO:BUFAB) 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.


Bufab AB Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Bufab AB Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Bufab AB'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.

Bufab AB Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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OSTO:BUFAB vs GWW, FAST, FERG: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Bufab AB'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.


Bufab AB Debt-to-EBITDA vs Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Bufab AB's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Bufab AB Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Bufab AB'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
=(298 + 3286) / 1304
=2.75

Bufab AB'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
=(278 + 3486) / 1568
=2.40

* 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 Bufab AB (OSTO:BUFAB) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bufab AB stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of kr138.60 is trading 40.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of kr98.49. GuruFocus considers Bufab AB to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for OSTO:BUFAB:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: kr98.49 vs. price of kr138.60 (40.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 7 warning signs

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


Bufab AB Business Description

Address Box 2266, Varnamo, SWE, SE-331 02
Bufab AB is a trading company. The company offers its customers a full-service solution as a Supply Chain Partner for sourcing, quality control, and logistics for C-parts screws, nuts, and washers. The group serves a variety of industries, including telecommunication, automotive, furniture, offshore, refining industry, and construction sector. Its operational segments are: Europe North&East, Europe West, Americas, UK/Ireland and Asia-Pacific. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from Segment Europe North&East comprises operations in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, the Baltic States, Slovakia, Romania and a sourcing office in China.
88GF Score

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