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Nippon Kayaku Co (TSE:4272) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.89 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Nippon Kayaku Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Nippon Kayaku Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円20,666 Mil. Nippon Kayaku Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円13,500 Mil. Nippon Kayaku Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-18,108 Mil. Nippon Kayaku Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.89.

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 Nippon Kayaku Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:4272' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.42   Med: 0.49   Max: 9.19
Current: 9.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Nippon Kayaku Co was 9.19. The lowest was 0.42. And the median was 0.49.

TSE:4272's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
85.88% of 1211 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.28 vs TSE:4272: 9.19

Nippon Kayaku Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Kayaku Co'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.

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Nippon Kayaku Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Nippon Kayaku Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.43 0.73 0.62 0.44 0.55

Nippon Kayaku Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.93 -7.64 1.67 1.40 -1.89

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Kayaku Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Chemicals subindustry, Nippon Kayaku Co'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.


Nippon Kayaku Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Nippon Kayaku Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nippon Kayaku Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Nippon Kayaku Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(3380 + 16200) / 35315
=0.55

Nippon Kayaku Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(20666 + 13500) / -18108
=-1.89

* 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 four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Nippon Kayaku Co  (TSE:4272) 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.


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Nippon Kayaku Co (TSE:4272) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building 19th and 20th Floors, Tokyo, JPN, 100-0005
Nippon Kayaku Co Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals. The firm organizes itself into four segments based on product type. The functional chemicals segment, which generates more revenue than any other segment, sells epoxy resins used as flame retardants in electronics, colorants and dyes used in inkjet printers and the manufacture of textiles. The pharmaceuticals segment sells anti-cancer drugs, biological drugs, cardiovascular agents, vitamin compounds, and anti-inflammatory agents. The safety systems segment sells airbag inflators and micro gas generators for seatbelt pretensioners to the automotive industry, both of which are used to protect passengers during an accident. The agrochemicals segment sells insecticides and herbicides. The majority of revenue comes from Asia.

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