Ainos (STU:FZX0) Debt-to-EBITDA : -3.12 (As of Mar. 2026)

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STU:FZX0 Ainos Inc STU:FZX0
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What is Ainos Debt-to-EBITDA?

Ainos STU:FZX0 24 Debt-to-EBITDA is -3.12 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:FZX0 with a GF Score™ of 24/100 and a GF Value™ of €1.15. The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,795 Hardware companies, Ainos ranks worse than 55710.25% on this metric.

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

Ainos's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €4.16 Mil. Ainos's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €7.79 Mil. Ainos's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €-3.84 Mil. Ainos's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -3.11.

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

STU:FZX0' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.98   Med: -0.93   Max: -0.14
Current: -1.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ainos was -0.14. The lowest was -1.98. And the median was -0.93.

STU:FZX0's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1795 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.71 vs STU:FZX0: -1.63

Ainos  (STU:FZX0) 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.


Ainos Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Ainos Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ainos'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.

Ainos Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Ainos Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.98 -0.14 -0.68 -1.27 -1.19

Ainos Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.56 -1.01 -1.78 -0.89 -3.12

STU:FZX0 vs QURT, ASTC, LCTC: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Ainos'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.


Ainos Debt-to-EBITDA vs Hardware Industry

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

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


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Ainos Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ainos'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 + 9.394) / -7.923
=-1.19

Ainos'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
=(4.163 + 7.785) / -3.836
=-3.11

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Debt-to-EBITDA →
What does a Debt-to-EBITDA of -3.12 mean?
Ainos (STU:FZX0) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -3.12 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 Ainos. According to the industry distribution chart, Ainos ranks #999999 out of 1795 companies in the Hardware industry.
Is Ainos' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Ainos' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -3.12. Based on the distribution chart, Ainos ranks #999999 out of 1795 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Ainos has a GF Score™ of 24/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ainos' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to QURT and ASTC?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Ainos ranks #999999 out of 1795 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Ainos in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.71. 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 Hardware company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Hardware companies is 1.71, based on 1,795 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 Ainos. For the Hardware industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.71 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Ainos's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -3.12. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ainos stock overvalued right now?
Ainos (STU:FZX0) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -3.12. The stock's GF Value™ is €1.15, compared to a current price of €12.50 — trading 987% above its estimated fair value. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -3.12. Ainos' overall GF Score™ is 24/100 with 9 warning signs 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 Ainos (STU:FZX0), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -3.12 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.

Is Ainos (STU:FZX0) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ainos stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €12.50 is trading 987% above its estimated GF Value™ of €1.15.

Key valuation signals for STU:FZX0:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA: -3.12
  • GF Value™: €1.15 vs. price of €12.50 (987% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 24/100 with 9 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:FZX0 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Ainos Business Description

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Address 3050 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 510-T80, Houston, TX, USA, 77056
Ainos Inc is a dual-platform company advancing artificial intelligence based smelltech technologies and immune therapeutics. Its primary strategic focus is the commercialization of its proprietary scent digitization platform, AI Nose, while the company also continue to develop therapeutic assets based on its low-dose oral interferon program, VELDONA. Its core technology platform, AI Nose, is an AI-based electronic olfaction system that integrates gas sensor arrays with proprietary artificial intelligence models, which it refers to as a smell language model (SLM), to digitize scent and volatile organic compound (VOC) signals into Smell ID, a machine-readable data format.
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