Lowest Debt
Top stocks ranked by lowest net-debt-to-EBITDA - Buffett's preferred balance-sheet signal. Below 1x is fortress-balance-sheet territory; above 3x is where forced deleveraging in a downturn becomes a real risk. Conservative balance sheets are the single biggest determinant of which businesses survive a 'this too shall pass' cycle.
Leader
People.cn CO., LTD 603000.SS
Net debt/EBITDA: -4.99x
Ranking from stocks.net_debt_to_ebitda (ascending). Filters: market cap ≥ $500M, net_debt_to_ebitda non-null AND > -5 (caps negative-net-debt outliers like cash-rich tech). Top 25 lowest returned (most conservative).
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