Hwa Tai Industries Bhd (XKLS:8478) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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XKLS:8478 Hwa Tai Industries Bhd XKLS:8478
41 GF Score
Price RM0.39
GF Value RM0.60
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was RM31.5 Mil. Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was RM0.9 Mil. Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was RM5.9 Mil. Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 5.47.

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 Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:8478' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -114.25   Med: 4.2   Max: 21.57
Current: 4.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Hwa Tai Industries Bhd was 21.57. The lowest was -114.25. And the median was 4.20.

XKLS:8478's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
77.29% of 1572 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.115 vs XKLS:8478: 4.76

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd  (XKLS:8478) 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.

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hwa Tai Industries Bhd'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.

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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XKLS:8478 vs KHC, GIS: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Hwa Tai Industries Bhd'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.

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hwa Tai Industries Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


XKLS:8478
41GF Score
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Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd'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
=(28.827728 + 1.354724) / 6.824134
=4.42

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd'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
=(31.468 + 0.897) / 5.92
=5.47

* 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 (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Hwa Tai Industries Bhd (XKLS:8478) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hwa Tai Industries Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM0.39 is trading 35% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.60. GuruFocus considers Hwa Tai Industries Bhd to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:8478:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: RM0.60 vs. price of RM0.39 (35% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 41/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:8478 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Hwa Tai Industries Bhd Business Description

Address Jalan ML 16, ML-16 Industrial Park, No. L9, Seri Kembangan, SGR, MYS, 43300
Hwa Tai Industries Bhd operates as a biscuit manufacturing and investment holding. Its activities are biscuit manufacturing, property holding, and trading. It operates through the following segments: Manufacturing and Trading. The company's products include crackers, cookies, assorted biscuits, cakes, and cream sandwiches, and are marketed under the brand names of Hwa Tai and Luxury. The majority of revenue is from the Manufacturing segment. Geographically, it operates in Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Mauritius, and Other countries, with the majority is from Malaysia.
41GF Score

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