Pilot (POGHF) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Jun. 2026)

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POGHF Pilot Corp POGHF
87 GF Score
Price $11.02
GF Value $9.31
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Pilot Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Pilot's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $17.6 Mil. Pilot's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $21.8 Mil. Pilot's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.0 Mil.

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

POGHF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.36   Max: 0.91
Current: 0.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Pilot was 0.91. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.36.

POGHF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
83.74% of 2331 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.68 vs POGHF: 0.25

Pilot  (OTCPK:POGHF) 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.

Pilot Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Pilot Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Pilot'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.

Pilot Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Pilot 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 0.39 0.17 0.11 0.03 0.19

Pilot Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 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 0.04 3.41 0.12 0.36 N/A

Pilot Debt-to-EBITDA Competitor Comparison

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Pilot'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.

Pilot Debt-to-EBITDA vs Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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Pilot Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Pilot'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
=(4.797 + 25.655) / 161.408
=0.19

Pilot'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
=(17.59 + 21.77) / 0
=N/A

* 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 Pilot (POGHF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pilot stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $11.02 is trading 18.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $9.31. GuruFocus considers Pilot to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for POGHF:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA: N/A
  • GF Value™: $9.31 vs. price of $11.02 (18.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 87/100 with 7 warning signs

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

Pilot Business Description

Other Exchanges 7846:Japan
Address 2-6-21 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-8304
Pilot Corp is a Japanese company that manufactures, purchases, and distributes stationery items, including writing instruments, other stationery products, and toys, and relevant services. The company operates through four segments: Japan, the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The Japan segment distributes products through direct sales to retail stores in Japan, and this segment contributes a majority proportion of total group revenue. The Americas segment is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sales of ball pens in the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. The Europe segment operates in Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and others. The Asia segment provides writing materials in Taiwan, mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
87GF Score

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