Element Lifestyle Retirement (TSXV:ELM) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Feb. 2026)

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What is Element Lifestyle Retirement Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Element Lifestyle Retirement's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was C$0.00 Mil. Element Lifestyle Retirement's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was C$1.68 Mil. Element Lifestyle Retirement's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was C$0.18 Mil. Element Lifestyle Retirement's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was 9.22.

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 Element Lifestyle Retirement's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSXV:ELM' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -69.64   Med: -2.05   Max: 21.29
Current: 10.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Element Lifestyle Retirement was 21.29. The lowest was -69.64. And the median was -2.05.

TSXV:ELM's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
90.66% of 482 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.2 vs TSXV:ELM: 10.47

Element Lifestyle Retirement  (TSXV:ELM) 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.

Element Lifestyle Retirement Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Element Lifestyle Retirement Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Element Lifestyle Retirement'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.

Element Lifestyle Retirement Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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TSXV:ELM vs HCA, THC, EHC: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Element Lifestyle Retirement'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.

Element Lifestyle Retirement Debt-to-EBITDA vs Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Element Lifestyle Retirement's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


Element Lifestyle Retirement Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Element Lifestyle Retirement's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 1.586574) / 0.103019
=15.40

Element Lifestyle Retirement'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
=(0 + 1.684308) / 0.18264
=9.22

* 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 (Feb. 2026) EBITDA data.

Element Lifestyle Retirement Business Description

Address 438 West King Edward Avenue, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V5Y 0M5
Element Lifestyle Retirement Inc is a Canada based company that operates retirement communities. The company provides specialized development expertise and flexible, management services for senior retirement communities. Its consulting services include property selection, assembly, and acquisition; municipal approval and land entitlement processes; financing; marketing, sales, and leasing, and construction project management.