Hardide (STU:9V0) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Mar. 2026)

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STU:9V0 Hardide PLC STU:9V0
30 GF Score
Price €1.02
GF Value €0.19
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Hardide Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Hardide's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.42 Mil. Hardide's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €2.12 Mil. Hardide's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €3.77 Mil. Hardide's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 0.67.

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

STU:9V0' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -18.48   Med: -0.98   Max: 2.34
Current: 0.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Hardide was 2.34. The lowest was -18.48. And the median was -0.98.

STU:9V0's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
68.58% of 1270 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.98 vs STU:9V0: 0.97

Hardide  (STU:9V0) 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.


Hardide Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Hardide Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hardide'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.

Hardide Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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STU:9V0 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Hardide'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.


Hardide Debt-to-EBITDA vs Chemicals Industry

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

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


STU:9V0
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Hardide Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Hardide's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.45715212765957 + 2.2937808510638) / 1.2146241948955
=2.26

Hardide's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.41545573685124 + 2.1242034369033) / 3.7737429240112
=0.67

* 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 (Mar. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Hardide (STU:9V0) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hardide stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €1.02 is trading 436.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of €0.19. GuruFocus considers Hardide to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:9V0:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €0.19 vs. price of €1.02 (436.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 30/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:9V0 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Hardide Business Description

Other Exchanges HDD:UK9V0:Germany
Address 9 Longlands Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, GBR, OX26 5AH
Hardide PLC is a UK-based company that acts as a provider of tungsten carbide coatings for metal components operating in abrasive, erosive, corrosive, and chemically aggressive environments. The company provides nanostructured and patented, low-temperature chemical vapour deposition coating which provides wear and corrosion resistance and combines toughness with ductility. It extends the life of critical components across high-value industries and applications including oil and gas, pumps, aerospace, petrochemical, power generation, defense, industrial tooling, and others. The company has it's reportable segments namely UK operation, United States operation and Corporate Central Functions. The majority of the company's revenue is generated from United Kingdom operations.
30GF Score

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