Leadway Technology Investment Group (STU:CQZ) EBITDA: €-0.53 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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STU:CQZ Leadway Technology Investment Group Ltd STU:CQZ
43 GF Score
Price €0.43
GF Value €0.47
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What is Leadway Technology Investment Group EBITDA?

Leadway Technology Investment Group STU:CQZ 43 EBITDA is €-0.53 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates STU:CQZ with a GF Score™ of 43/100 and a GF Value™ of €0.47. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Leadway Technology Investment Group's EBITDA for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was €0.03 Mil. Its EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €-0.53 Mil.

During the past 12 months, the average EBITDA Growth Rate of Leadway Technology Investment Group was -83.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average EBITDA Growth Rate was -44.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the EBITDA Growth Rate using EBITDA data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average EBITDA Growth Rate of Leadway Technology Investment Group was 59.00% per year. The lowest was -133.10% per year. And the median was 4.50% per year.

Leadway Technology Investment Group's EBITDA per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was €0.00. Its EBITDA per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €-0.00.

During the past 12 months, the average EBITDA per Share Growth Rate of Leadway Technology Investment Group was -82.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average EBITDA per Share Growth Rate was -43.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the EBITDA per share growth rate using EBITDA per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average EBITDA per Share Growth Rate of Leadway Technology Investment Group was 58.70% per year. The lowest was -120.10% per year. And the median was 4.70% per year.

Leadway Technology Investment Group  (STU:CQZ) EBITDA Explanation

EBITDA is a cash flow measure that ignores changes in working capital. EBITDA minus Depreciation, and Amortization (DA) equals Operating Income. Operating Income is profit before interest and taxes. Of course, Interest and taxes need to be paid.

While depreciation and amortization expenses do not need to be paid in cash, assets - especially tangible assets - do need to be replaced over time. EBITDA is not a measure of profit in any sense. EBITDA is a measure of cash generation by a business where the uses of that cash may be more or less discretionary depending on the nature of the business.

The EBITDA of a TV station is largely discretionary. Owners may use much of the EBITDA generated by a TV station as they see fit. The EBITDA of a railroad is largely non-discretionary. Owners must use much of the EBITDA generated by a railroad to replace the physical assets of the railroad or the business will literally fall apart over time.

EBITDA can be thought of as the cash a business generates that is available to:

Add more inventory
Add more receivables
Replace property, plant, and equipment
Add more property, plant, and equipment
Pay interest
Pay taxes
And finally: pay owners

EBITDA is widely used in financial analysis because Depreciation and Amortization are not present day cash expenses.. Depreciation and amortization are the spreading out of the costs of assets over the time in which those assets provide benefits. Today's depreciation and amortization expenses relate to assets bought in the past. The assets being expensed may or may not need to be replaced in the future. And the cost to replace the assets may be more or less than it was in the past. For this reason, the depreciation and amortization expenses a company records in the present year may have no relationship to the actual cash costs needed to maintain its assets in future years.

A company's depreciation expense depends on both its expectations about the assets it owns and its choice of accounting methods. Two companies owning identical assets may have different depreciation expenses because they have different expectations about the useful lives of those assets and because they make different accounting choices.

Analysts use EBITDA to remove this element of personal choice from a company's accounting statements. The use of EBITDA is an attempt to make the results of different companies more comparable and uniform.


Be Aware

Although depreciation is not a cash cost it is a real business cost because the company has to pay for the fixed assets when they purchase them. Both Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger hate the idea of EBITDA because in this calculation, depreciation is not counted as an expense.

EBITDA over Revenue is a good metric for comparing the operating efficiencies between companies because EBITDA is less vulnerable to companies' accounting choices. For this reason, EBITDA is used in ranking the Predictability of Companies. Also Price-to-EBITDA is sometimes used in valuations.


Leadway Technology Investment Group EBITDA Related Terms


Leadway Technology Investment Group EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Leadway Technology Investment Group's 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.

Leadway Technology Investment Group EBITDA Chart

Leadway Technology Investment Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
EBITDA
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Leadway Technology Investment Group Semi-Annual Data
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STU:CQZ vs ALLE, MSA, ADT: EBITDA Comparison

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Leadway Technology Investment Group's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-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.


Leadway Technology Investment Group EV-to-EBITDA vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Leadway Technology Investment Group's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Leadway Technology Investment Group's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) is what the company earns before it expenses interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

Leadway Technology Investment Group's EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Leadway Technology Investment Group's EBITDA was directly provided by GuruFocus' data source Morningstar. For the fiscal year ended in Dec. 2025, Leadway Technology Investment Group's EBITDA was €0.20 Mil.

Leadway Technology Investment Group's EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Leadway Technology Investment Group's EBITDA was directly provided by GuruFocus' data source Morningstar. For the quarter ended in Dec. 2025, Leadway Technology Investment Group's EBITDA was €0.03 Mil.

EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-0.53 Mil.

* 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.

Sometimes companies may have already deducted Depreciation and Amortization from Gross Profit. In this case Depreciation and Amortization needs to be added back when calculating EBITDA.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about EBITDA →
What does a EBITDA of €-0.53 Mil mean?
Leadway Technology Investment Group (STU:CQZ) has a EBITDA of €-0.53 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Ebitda is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses not including depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Leadway Technology Investment Group.
Is Leadway Technology Investment Group's EBITDA too high?
Leadway Technology Investment Group's current EBITDA is €-0.53 Mil. Overall, Leadway Technology Investment Group has a GF Score™ of 43/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Leadway Technology Investment Group's EBITDA compare to ALLE and MSA?
Leadway Technology Investment Group's EBITDA of €-0.53 Mil can be compared against companies in the Business Services industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good EBITDA for a Business Services company?
A good EBITDA depends on the Business Services industry context. However, EBITDA 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 EBITDA mean?
A high EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Ebitda is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses not including depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Leadway Technology Investment Group. Leadway Technology Investment Group's current EBITDA is €-0.53 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Leadway Technology Investment Group stock overvalued right now?
Leadway Technology Investment Group (STU:CQZ) has a current EBITDA of €-0.53 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €0.47, compared to a current price of €0.43 — trading 9.4% below its estimated fair value. The current EBITDA is €-0.53 Mil. Leadway Technology Investment Group's overall GF Score™ is 43/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is EBITDA calculated?
EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Leadway Technology Investment Group (STU:CQZ), the current EBITDA is €-0.53 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 Leadway Technology Investment Group (STU:CQZ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Leadway Technology Investment Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €0.43 is trading 9.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of €0.47.

Key valuation signals for STU:CQZ:

  • EBITDA: €-0.53 Mil
  • GF Value™: €0.47 vs. price of €0.43 (9.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 43/100 with 1 warning sign

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


Leadway Technology Investment Group Business Description

Other Exchanges 02086:Hong Kong
Address Manhattan Place, 23 Wang Tai Road, Units 4108-4110, 41st Floor, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, HKG
Leadway Technology Investment Group Ltd is an investment holding company. It is smart card reader supplier and is into the research and development of smart card operating systems and readers. It constantly offers a wide range of new products and promotes the application of smart cards in different areas. The principal activities of the Group are the development, sales and distribution of smart card products, software and hardware and the provision of smart card related services. The company has only one operating segment. The company has presence in Europe, Asia Pacific, The Americas, and Middle East and Africa. The company generates majority of revenue from Asia Pacific.
43GF Score

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