Founder Holdings (STU:FOU1) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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STU:FOU1 Founder Holdings Ltd STU:FOU1
52 GF Score
Price €0.06
GF Value €0.07
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Founder Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Founder Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €0.11 Mil. Founder Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €0.01 Mil. Founder Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €-2.14 Mil. Founder Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was -0.06.

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

STU:FOU1' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.34   Med: 0.04   Max: 2.05
Current: 0.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Founder Holdings was 2.05. The lowest was -0.34. And the median was 0.04.

STU:FOU1's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
95.48% of 1727 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 0.99 vs STU:FOU1: 0.03

Founder Holdings  (STU:FOU1) 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.

Founder Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Founder Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Founder Holdings'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.

Founder Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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STU:FOU1 vs CRM, SHOP, UBER: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Founder Holdings'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.

Founder Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Founder Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


STU:FOU1
52GF Score
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Founder Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Founder Holdings'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
=(0.13849185861087 + 0.046710919136526) / 5.2494540529366
=0.04

Founder Holdings'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
=(0.11030786555539 + 0.012603426499251) / -2.1398034070596
=-0.06

* 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 Founder Holdings (STU:FOU1) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Founder Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €0.06 is trading 15.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of €0.07. GuruFocus considers Founder Holdings to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:FOU1:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €0.07 vs. price of €0.06 (15.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 52/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:FOU1 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Founder Holdings Business Description

Address 9 Hoi Shing Road, Unit 1408, 14th Floor, New Territories, Cable TV Tower, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, HKG
Founder Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company engaged in providing information technology (IT) system services. Its core activities include the sale of software, hardware, and information products, along with software development and system integration. The Group serves industries such as printing, media, publishing, big data, and font libraries, offering advanced information processing technologies, solutions, and value-added services to support seamless digital experiences. It operates in domestic and overseas markets, with the majority of its revenue generated from Mainland China, alongside operations in Hong Kong and other regions.
52GF Score

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