First Gen (PHS:FGEN) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Jun. 2026)

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PHS:FGEN First Gen Corp PHS:FGEN
63 GF Score
Price ₱22.20
GF Value ₱6.89
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is First Gen Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

First Gen's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ₱16,246 Mil. First Gen's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ₱84,056 Mil. First Gen's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ₱38,653 Mil. First Gen's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 2.59.

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 First Gen's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

PHS:FGEN' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.14   Med: 2.71   Max: 4
Current: 2.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of First Gen was 4.00. The lowest was 2.14. And the median was 2.71.

PHS:FGEN's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
69.57% of 345 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 5 vs PHS:FGEN: 2.58

First Gen  (PHS:FGEN) 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.


First Gen Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


First Gen Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for First Gen'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.

First Gen Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

First Gen Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.43 2.16 2.11 5.41 4.02

First Gen Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Mar26 Jun26
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.78 2.88 2.89 N/A N/A

First Gen Debt-to-EBITDA Competitor Comparison

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, First Gen'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.


First Gen Debt-to-EBITDA vs Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, First Gen's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


PHS:FGEN
63GF Score
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First Gen Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

First Gen'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
=(14710.71363 + 102994.4689675) / 30120.065362052
=3.91

First Gen'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
=(16246 + 84056) / 38653.488
=2.59

* 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 First Gen (PHS:FGEN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, First Gen stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₱22.20 is trading 222.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₱6.89. GuruFocus considers First Gen to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for PHS:FGEN:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA: N/A
  • GF Value™: ₱6.89 vs. price of ₱22.20 (222.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 63/100 with 10 warning signs

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


First Gen Business Description

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Address Ortigas Avenue, 6th Floor, Rockwell Business Center, Tower 3, Pasig, PHL, 1604
First Gen Corp is an independent electric utility company operating in the Philippines. First Gen develops, finances, builds, bids for, and operate power generation projects. The company generates a amount of Filipino energy needs through its portfolio of natural gas, wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal power plants located in the country. Majority of the power generated by First Gen is produced through natural gas and geothermal fuel sources. It operates in six segments: FGPC, FGP, EDC and Subsidiaries, FGEN LNG, FNPC, and Prime Meridian. The company only operates in Philippines.
63GF Score

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