COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co (SHSE:601919) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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SHSE:601919 COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co Ltd SHSE:601919
66 GF Score
Price ¥16.10
GF Value ¥17.58
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 9 Warning Signs
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What is COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥20,854 Mil. COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥52,494 Mil. COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥55,602 Mil. COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 1.32.

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

SHSE:601919' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14.63   Med: 1.33   Max: 12.15
Current: 1.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co was 12.15. The lowest was -14.63. And the median was 1.33.

SHSE:601919's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
75.57% of 880 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.625 vs SHSE:601919: 1.17

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co  (SHSE:601919) 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.

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for COSCO SHIPPING Holdings 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.

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co Debt-to-EBITDA Competitor Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, COSCO SHIPPING Holdings 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.

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co Debt-to-EBITDA vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


SHSE:601919
66GF Score
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COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings 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
=(20550.67499729 + 57761.33105933) / 60855.66939968
=1.29

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings 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
=(20853.67741665 + 52494.24383176) / 55601.64893216
=1.32

* 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 (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co (SHSE:601919) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ¥16.10 is trading 8.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of ¥17.58. GuruFocus considers COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for SHSE:601919:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: ¥17.58 vs. price of ¥16.10 (8.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 66/100 with 9 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SHSE:601919 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co Business Description

Address No. 658 Dong Da Ming Road, 8th Floor, Shanghai, CHN, 200080
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segments include the Container shipping business, Terminal business, and Corporate and other operations. It generates maximum revenue from the Container shipping business segment. Its geographical segments include America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Mainland China, and Other international markets.
66GF Score

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