SELLAS Life Sciences GroupSLS -6.68%25 Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.02 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates SLS with a GF Score™ of 25/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 290 Biotechnology companies, SELLAS Life Sciences Group ranks worse than 344827.24% on this metric.
Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.
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 SELLAS Life Sciences Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
SLS'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.53 Med: -0.04 Max: -0.01
Current: -0.03
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of SELLAS Life Sciences Group was -0.01. The lowest was -0.53. And the median was -0.04.
SLS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 100% of 290
companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 1.15
vs SLS: -0.03
SELLAS Life Sciences Group (NAS:SLS) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation
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.
SELLAS Life Sciences Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
SELLAS Life Sciences Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
* 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.
For the Biotechnology subindustry, SELLAS Life Sciences Group'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.
SELLAS Life Sciences Group Debt-to-EBITDA vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, SELLAS Life Sciences Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SELLAS Life Sciences Group's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.
* 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 (Mar. 2026) EBITDA data.
SELLAS Life Sciences Group (SLS) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.02 as of Mar. 2026. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on SELLAS Life Sciences Group. According to the industry distribution chart, SELLAS Life Sciences Group ranks #999999 out of 290 companies in the Biotechnology industry.
Is SELLAS Life Sciences Group's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
SELLAS Life Sciences Group's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.02. Based on the distribution chart, SELLAS Life Sciences Group ranks #999999 out of 290 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, SELLAS Life Sciences Group has a GF Score™ of 25/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SELLAS Life Sciences Group's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to MBX and BHVN?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, SELLAS Life Sciences Group ranks #999999 out of 290 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places SELLAS Life Sciences Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.15. 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 1.15, based on 290 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 SELLAS Life Sciences Group. For the Biotechnology industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.15 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. SELLAS Life Sciences Group's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.02. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SELLAS Life Sciences Group stock overvalued right now?
SELLAS Life Sciences Group (SLS) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.02. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.02. SELLAS Life Sciences Group's overall GF Score™ is 25/100 with 1 warning sign to review. 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 SELLAS Life Sciences Group (SLS), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.02 as of Mar. 2026. 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.
SELLAS Life Sciences Group Inc is a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for a broad range of cancer indications. The company's product candidates currently include galinpepimut-S, or GPS, a peptide immunotherapy directed against the Wilms tumor 1, or WT1, antigen, and GFH009, a selective small molecule cyclin-dependent kinase 9, or CDK9, inhibitor.
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