Bloomsbury Publishing (STU:5JZ) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Feb. 2026)

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STU:5JZ Bloomsbury Publishing PLC STU:5JZ
83 GF Score
Price €6.75
GF Value €6.24
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Bloomsbury Publishing Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Bloomsbury Publishing's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was €2.2 Mil. Bloomsbury Publishing's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was €31.8 Mil. Bloomsbury Publishing's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was €60.3 Mil. Bloomsbury Publishing's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was 0.56.

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 Bloomsbury Publishing's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

STU:5JZ' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 0.5   Max: 0.72
Current: 0.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Bloomsbury Publishing was 0.72. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.50.

STU:5JZ's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
74.01% of 685 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.61 vs STU:5JZ: 0.56

Bloomsbury Publishing  (STU:5JZ) 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.

Bloomsbury Publishing Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Bloomsbury Publishing Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Bloomsbury Publishing'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.

Bloomsbury Publishing Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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STU:5JZ vs NYT, WLY: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Publishing subindustry, Bloomsbury Publishing'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.

Bloomsbury Publishing Debt-to-EBITDA vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Bloomsbury Publishing's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


STU:5JZ
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Bloomsbury Publishing Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Bloomsbury Publishing's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.1635089353773 + 31.769420682646) / 61.953669432496
=0.55

Bloomsbury Publishing's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.1635089353773 + 31.769420682646) / 60.315639023704
=0.56

* 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 (Feb. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Bloomsbury Publishing (STU:5JZ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bloomsbury Publishing stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €6.75 is trading 8.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €6.24. GuruFocus considers Bloomsbury Publishing to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for STU:5JZ:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €6.24 vs. price of €6.75 (8.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:5JZ stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Bloomsbury Publishing Business Description

Other Exchanges BMYl:UKBMY:UK
Address 50 Bedford Square, London, GBR, WC1B 3DP
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC is a publisher of books and other media for general readers, children, students, researchers, and professionals. It offers authors access to these multiple markets in multiple formats throughout the world in print, through e-books, digital downloads, and apps in schools, libraries, universities, and in terrestrial and internet bookshops. The company divisions are Consumer and Non-Consumer. Consumer division is split out into Children's Trade and Adult Trade; and Non-Consumer split between Academic and Professional, Education, Special Interest, and Content Services. It derives maximum revenue from the Consumer division segment. The company operates in the UK, North America, and other countries.
83GF Score

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