POLBF (Poolbeg Pharma) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.00 (As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Poolbeg Pharma Debt-to-EBITDA?

Poolbeg Pharma POLBF Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.00 as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 291 Biotechnology companies, Poolbeg Pharma ranks worse than 343642.27% on this metric.

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

Poolbeg Pharma's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.00 Mil. Poolbeg Pharma's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.00 Mil. Poolbeg Pharma's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was $-9.68 Mil. Poolbeg Pharma's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 0.00.

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

POLBF's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 1.14
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Poolbeg Pharma  (OTCPK:POLBF) 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.


Poolbeg Pharma Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Poolbeg Pharma Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Poolbeg Pharma'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.

Poolbeg Pharma Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Poolbeg Pharma Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Poolbeg Pharma Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

POLBF vs VRTX, REGN, ALNY: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Poolbeg Pharma'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.


Poolbeg Pharma Debt-to-EBITDA vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Poolbeg Pharma's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Poolbeg Pharma Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Poolbeg Pharma'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
=(0 + 0) / -7.948
=0.00

Poolbeg Pharma's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(0 + 0) / -9.676
=0.00

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2025) EBITDA data.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Debt-to-EBITDA →
What does a Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.00 mean?
Poolbeg Pharma (POLBF) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.00 as of Dec. 2025. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Poolbeg Pharma. According to the industry distribution chart, Poolbeg Pharma ranks #999999 out of 291 companies in the Biotechnology industry.
Is Poolbeg Pharma's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Poolbeg Pharma's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.00. Based on the distribution chart, Poolbeg Pharma ranks #999999 out of 291 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Poolbeg Pharma's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to VRTX and REGN?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Poolbeg Pharma ranks #999999 out of 291 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Poolbeg Pharma in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.14. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-EBITDA for a Biotechnology company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Biotechnology companies is 1.14, based on 291 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-EBITDA significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-EBITDA should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-EBITDA mean?
A high Debt-to-EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Poolbeg Pharma. For the Biotechnology industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.14 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Poolbeg Pharma's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Poolbeg Pharma stock overvalued right now?
Poolbeg Pharma (POLBF) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.00. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.00. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-EBITDA calculated?
Debt-to-EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Poolbeg Pharma (POLBF), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.00 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Poolbeg Pharma Business Description

Other Exchanges POLB:UK7JN:Germany
Address 20 St. Andrew Street, The Clubhouse Holborn, London, GBR, EC4A 3AG
Poolbeg Pharma PLC is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a core focus on transforming the cancer immunotherapy field. The Company's main asset, POLB 001, has the potential to expand administration of cancer immunotherapies from centralised specialist cancer centres into community hospitals by making the treatments safer through the prevention of the life-threatening side effect, Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS). The group is also advancing the development of a patient-friendly therapy for obesity with an oral encapsulated GLP-1, offering a differentiated approach within one of the world's markets. It is focused on partnering its high-value programmes that are targeting large markets and addressing critical unmet medical needs.