Codan (STU:UL4) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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STU:UL4 Codan Ltd STU:UL4
87 GF Score
Price €29.80
GF Value €15.20
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Codan Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Codan's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €4.6 Mil. Codan's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €30.2 Mil. Codan's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €174.4 Mil. Codan's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.20.

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

STU:UL4' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.2   Med: 0.51   Max: 1.04
Current: 0.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Codan was 1.04. The lowest was 0.20. And the median was 0.51.

STU:UL4's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
83.2% of 1804 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.695 vs STU:UL4: 0.24

Codan  (STU:UL4) 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.


Codan Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Codan Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Codan'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.

Codan Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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STU:UL4 vs GRMN, COHR, KEYS: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Codan'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.


Codan Debt-to-EBITDA vs Hardware Industry

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

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


STU:UL4
87GF Score
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Codan Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Codan's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(4.6041235021429 + 30.189185690545) / 168.26187021974
=0.21

Codan'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
=(4.6041235021429 + 30.189185690545) / 174.44362768765
=0.20

* 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 Codan (STU:UL4) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Codan stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €29.80 is trading 96.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of €15.20. GuruFocus considers Codan to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:UL4:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €15.20 vs. price of €29.80 (96.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 87/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:UL4 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Codan Business Description

Other Exchanges CDA:Australia
Address Technology Park, 2 Second Avenue, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, SA, AUS, 5095
Codan designs and sells communications products and metal detection devices. Its global customer base includes military, security, emergency responders, broadcasters, government, humanitarian organizations, utilities, and mining. Earnings are skewed to its communications business. This business provides command center technology used to coordinate public transport, emergency services, utilities, and broadcasting. Codan also produces lightweight radios suitable for attaching to drones. In metal detection, it produces hand-held metal detection devices, sold to organizations and individuals such as gold prospectors and hobbyist treasure hunters. Customers also use this equipment for safety and security. About half of group revenue comes from North America, and one-fourth is from Europe.
87GF Score

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