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A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.
The historical rank and industry rank for Afarak Group SE's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:AFRK'
s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0.04 Max: 1.79
Current: 0.04
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Afarak Group SE was 1.79. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.04.
LSE:AFRK's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than 71.85% of 1229
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 0.13
vs LSE:AFRK: 0.04
Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.
Afarak Group SE Debt-to-Equity Related Terms
Afarak Group SE Debt-to-Equity Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Afarak Group SE's Debt-to-Equity 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.
Afarak Group SE Debt-to-Equity Competitor Comparison
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Afarak Group SE's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.
Afarak Group SE Debt-to-Equity vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Afarak Group SE's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Afarak Group SE's Debt-to-Equity falls into.
* 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.
Afarak Group SE (LSE:AFRK) has a Debt-to-Equity of 0.00 as of Jun. 2026. Debt-to-Equity ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total company equity. View historical data on Afarak Group SE and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Afarak Group SE ranks #346 out of 1229 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 28.2%.
Is Afarak Group SE's Debt-to-Equity too high?
Afarak Group SE's current Debt-to-Equity is 0.00. Based on the distribution chart, Afarak Group SE ranks #346 out of 1229 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Afarak Group SE has a GF Score™ of 32/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Afarak Group SE's Debt-to-Equity compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Afarak Group SE ranks #346 out of 1229 companies for Debt-to-Equity. This puts Afarak Group SE in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-Equity is 0.13. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-Equity for a Metals & Mining company?
The median Debt-to-Equity among Metals & Mining companies is 0.13, based on 1,229 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-Equity 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-Equity mean?
A high Debt-to-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-Equity ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total company equity. View historical data on Afarak Group SE and its competitors. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Debt-to-Equity is 0.13 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Afarak Group SE's current Debt-to-Equity is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Afarak Group SE stock overvalued right now?
Afarak Group SE (LSE:AFRK) has a current Debt-to-Equity of 0.00. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.20, compared to a current price of £0.22 — trading 12% above its estimated fair value. The current Debt-to-Equity is 0.00. Afarak Group SE's overall GF Score™ is 32/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-Equity calculated?
Debt-to-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Afarak Group SE (LSE:AFRK), the current Debt-to-Equity is 0.00 as of Jun. 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 Afarak Group SE (LSE:AFRK) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Afarak Group SE stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of £0.22 is trading 12% above its estimated GF Value™ of £0.20.
Key valuation signals for LSE:AFRK:
Debt-to-Equity: 0.00
GF Value™: £0.20 vs. price of £0.22 (12% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:AFRK stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Afarak Group SE is a chrome mining and minerals producer focused on sustainable growth with a specialty alloys business in southern Europe and a ferroalloys business. The company has two operating segments FerroAlloys and Speciality Alloys. The FerroAlloys business consists of the plant Vlakpoort mine, Zeerust mine, and the Mecklenburg mine in South Africa. It produces chrome ore, charge chrome, medium carbon ferrochrome, and silicomanganese. The Speciality Alloys business consists of Turk Maadin Sirketi A.S, the mining and beneficiation operation in Turkey, and Elektrowerk Weisweiler GmbH, the chromite concentrate processing plant in Germany. The company operates in European countries, the United States, China, Africa, Finland, and Other countries.
32GF Score
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