Shanghai Chemspec (SHSE:688602) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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SHSE:688602 Shanghai Chemspec Corp SHSE:688602
75 GF Score
Price ¥6.95
GF Value ¥6.71
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Shanghai Chemspec Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Shanghai Chemspec's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥122.7 Mil. Shanghai Chemspec's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥15.7 Mil. Shanghai Chemspec's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥8.0 Mil. Shanghai Chemspec's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 17.35.

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

SHSE:688602' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.6   Med: 0.82   Max: 1.73
Current: -0.6

During the past 7 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Shanghai Chemspec was 1.73. The lowest was -0.60. And the median was 0.82.

SHSE:688602's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1270 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.98 vs SHSE:688602: -0.60

Shanghai Chemspec  (SHSE:688602) 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.


Shanghai Chemspec Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Shanghai Chemspec Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Shanghai Chemspec'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.

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SHSE:688602 vs DOW: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Chemicals subindustry, Shanghai Chemspec'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.


Shanghai Chemspec Debt-to-EBITDA vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Shanghai Chemspec's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Shanghai Chemspec Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Shanghai Chemspec'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
=(122.42539398 + 101.0048366) / 86.71074641
=2.58

Shanghai Chemspec'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
=(122.66528125 + 15.66185255) / 7.97160552
=17.35

* 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 Shanghai Chemspec (SHSE:688602) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Shanghai Chemspec stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ¥6.95 is trading 3.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of ¥6.71. GuruFocus considers Shanghai Chemspec to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for SHSE:688602:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: ¥6.71 vs. price of ¥6.95 (3.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 2 warning signs

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Shanghai Chemspec Business Description

Address Qilianshan South Road, Building 1, No. 200, Lane 2891, Putuo, Shanghai, CHN, 200331
Shanghai Chemspec Corp is engaged in research & development, production and sales of fine chemicals. It is globally recognized as an industry leader in providing fluorinated specialty chemicals serving markets in a variety of applications. These include liquid crystals, lithium-ion battery components, pharmaceutical chemicals, and agrochemicals.
75GF Score

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