Western Mining Co (SHSE:601168) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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SHSE:601168 Western Mining Co Ltd SHSE:601168
80 GF Score
Price ¥36.23
GF Value ¥26.68
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Western Mining Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Western Mining Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥7,819 Mil. Western Mining Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥19,564 Mil. Western Mining Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥20,040 Mil. Western Mining Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 1.37.

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

SHSE:601168' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -40.01   Med: 3.02   Max: 13.34
Current: 2.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Western Mining Co was 13.34. The lowest was -40.01. And the median was 3.02.

SHSE:601168's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
66.29% of 614 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.03 vs SHSE:601168: 2.34

Western Mining Co  (SHSE:601168) 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.


Western Mining Co Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Western Mining Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Western Mining 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.

Western Mining Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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Western Mining Co Debt-to-EBITDA Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Western Mining 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.


Western Mining Co Debt-to-EBITDA vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Western Mining Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Western Mining Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Western Mining 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
=(9497.510042 + 17049.839266) / 10012.427398
=2.65

Western Mining 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
=(7819.24874 + 19563.621033) / 20040.346308
=1.37

* 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 Western Mining Co (SHSE:601168) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Western Mining Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ¥36.23 is trading 35.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of ¥26.68. GuruFocus considers Western Mining Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for SHSE:601168:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: ¥26.68 vs. price of ¥36.23 (35.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100

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Western Mining Co Business Description

Address No. 4, Wenyi Road, Building 1, Xikuang Haihu Business Center, Haihu New District, Qinghai Province, Xining, CHN, 810001
Western Mining Co Ltd is a mining company mainly engaged in the comprehensive development of mineral resources in the western region of China. The company's business operations include mining, smelting, and trading of basic non-ferrous metals and ferrous metals such as copper, lead, zinc, and iron. It is divided into four trading sectors: mining, smelting, trade, and finance.
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