First Tractor Co (SHSE:601038) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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SHSE:601038 First Tractor Co Ltd SHSE:601038
78 GF Score
Price ¥14.02
GF Value ¥11.97
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 9 Warning Signs
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What is First Tractor Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

First Tractor Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥2,514 Mil. First Tractor Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥571 Mil. First Tractor Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥1,278 Mil. First Tractor Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 2.41.

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

SHSE:601038' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.35   Med: 3.22   Max: 88.78
Current: 88.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of First Tractor Co was 88.78. The lowest was -4.35. And the median was 3.22.

SHSE:601038's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
99.44% of 178 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 1.775 vs SHSE:601038: 88.78

First Tractor Co  (SHSE:601038) 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 Tractor Co Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


First Tractor Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for First Tractor Co'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 Tractor Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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SHSE:601038 vs CAT, DE, PCAR: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, First Tractor Co'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 Tractor Co Debt-to-EBITDA vs Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, First Tractor Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


SHSE:601038
78GF Score
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First Tractor Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

First Tractor Co'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
=(2626.52786347 + 434.45389186) / 1260.57530757
=2.43

First Tractor Co'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
=(2513.78033889 + 571.33747709) / 1277.57797136
=2.41

* 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 Tractor Co (SHSE:601038) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, First Tractor Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ¥14.02 is trading 17.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of ¥11.97. GuruFocus considers First Tractor Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for SHSE:601038:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: ¥11.97 vs. price of ¥14.02 (17.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 9 warning signs

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First Tractor Co Business Description

Other Exchanges 00038:Hong KongFTP:Germany
Address No. 154 Jianshe Road, Henan Province, Luoyang, CHN, 471004
First Tractor Co Ltd is an agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing service provider in China. The company focuses on the R&D and manufacturing of medium and largesized tractors and their core components, accelerating the product upgrades towards high-end, intelligent and green technologies. The company has two reportable segments: agricultural machinery segment and power machinery segment. The agricultural machinery segment is responsible for the production and sales of agricultural tractors and harvesters. The power machinery segment is mainly responsible for the production and sales of diesel engines. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Agricultural machinery segment.
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