Is Pets at Home Group financially healthy?
Mostly
Pets at Home Group would need 1.7 years of earnings to pay off its debt, which is manageable.
The numbers behind it
Net debt / EBITDA1.7 years
Cash vs. debt£40M vs. £397M
Current ratio0.6×Short-term assets for each £1 of bills due within a year
Interest coverage5.8×How many times operating profit covers the interest bill
How we decide
We measure debt in years of earnings (net debt / EBITDA): under 1 is very comfortable, 1 to 3 is manageable, above 3 is heavy. A company that earns less than 3 times its interest bill also counts as weak.
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Data as of Nov 13, 2026.