Viaplay Group AB (OSTO:VPLAY B) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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OSTO:VPLAY B Viaplay Group AB OSTO:VPLAY B
34 GF Score
Price kr1.35
GF Value kr0.79
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Viaplay Group AB Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Viaplay Group AB's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr1,231 Mil. Viaplay Group AB's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr5,501 Mil. Viaplay Group AB's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr1,620 Mil. Viaplay Group AB's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 4.16.

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

OSTO:VPLAY B' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -19.19   Med: 1.87   Max: 8.92
Current: 8.92

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Viaplay Group AB was 8.92. The lowest was -19.19. And the median was 1.87.

OSTO:VPLAY B's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
88.61% of 685 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.61 vs OSTO:VPLAY B: 8.92

Viaplay Group AB  (OSTO:VPLAY B) 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.

Viaplay Group AB Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Viaplay Group AB Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Viaplay Group 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.

Viaplay Group AB Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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OSTO:VPLAY B vs NFLX, DIS, WBD: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Viaplay Group 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.

Viaplay Group AB Debt-to-EBITDA vs Media - Diversified Industry

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

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


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Viaplay Group AB Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Viaplay Group 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
=(1033 + 5723) / -363
=-18.61

Viaplay Group 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
=(1231 + 5501) / 1620
=4.16

* 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 Viaplay Group AB (OSTO:VPLAY B) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Viaplay Group AB stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of kr1.35 is trading 71.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of kr0.79. GuruFocus considers Viaplay Group AB to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for OSTO:VPLAY B:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: kr0.79 vs. price of kr1.35 (71.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 34/100 with 7 warning signs

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

Viaplay Group AB Business Description

Address Ringvagen 52, P.O. Box 2094, Stockholm, SWE, SE-103 13
Viaplay Group AB is a Swedish company that offers television channels and radio stations, broadcasting and production services. The company generates revenue from Viaplay, Linear Subscription & others, and Advertising. The company's operating segment includes Core operations and Non-core operations. The Core operations include the Group's operations related to the Viaplay streaming service available in all Nordic countries and the Netherlands, pay-TV channels in all Nordic countries except Iceland, commercial free-TV channels in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway; and commercial radio networks and audio streaming services in Sweden and Norway. The non-core includes the international markets the Group is exiting, ie Poland, the UK, and the Baltics.
34GF Score

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