Pescanova (XMAD:PVA) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of May. 2026)

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XMAD:PVA Pescanova SA XMAD:PVA
20 GF Score
Price €0.24
GF Value €0.32
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Pescanova Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Pescanova's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was €7.35 Mil. Pescanova's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was €2.14 Mil. Pescanova's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was €0.72 Mil. Pescanova's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was 13.11.

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

XMAD:PVA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.24   Med: 6.45   Max: 85.65
Current: 12.91

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Pescanova was 85.65. The lowest was -11.24. And the median was 6.45.

XMAD:PVA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
92.36% of 1571 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.11 vs XMAD:PVA: 12.91

Pescanova  (XMAD:PVA) 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.


Pescanova Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Pescanova Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Pescanova'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.

Pescanova Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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XMAD:PVA vs ADM, BG, TSN: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Pescanova'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.


Pescanova Debt-to-EBITDA vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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


XMAD:PVA
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Pescanova Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Pescanova's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(7.349 + 2.134) / 0.74
=12.81

Pescanova's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(7.349 + 2.143) / 0.724
=13.11

* 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 two times the quarterly (May. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Pescanova (XMAD:PVA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pescanova stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €0.24 is trading 23.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of €0.32. GuruFocus considers Pescanova to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XMAD:PVA:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €0.32 vs. price of €0.24 (23.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 20/100 with 4 warning signs

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


Pescanova Business Description

Other Exchanges 0FQS:UKPNV:Germany
Address Rua Jose Fernandez Lopez, Pontevedra, ESP, 36320
Pescanova SA through its engages in the fishing business. It is involved in the aquafarming and industrial exploitation of sea products. Its main activities include production, processing and distribution of fish as food products.
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