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Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings (TSE:9405) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.88 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円5,736 Mil. Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円7,916 Mil. Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円3,516 Mil. Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.88.

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 Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:9405' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.07   Med: 0.27   Max: 131.27
Current: 131.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings was 131.27. The lowest was 0.07. And the median was 0.27.

TSE:9405's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
99.27% of 681 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.68 vs TSE:9405: 131.27

Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings'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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Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings 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 0.13 0.96 3.48 1.57 2.09

Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings 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 1.99 -190.39 -6.19 -15.13 3.88

Competitive Comparison of Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings'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.


Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings'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
=(571 + 11614) / 5824
=2.09

Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings'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
=(5736 + 7916) / 3516
=3.88

* 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.


Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings  (TSE:9405) 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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Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings (TSE:9405) Business Description

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1-1-30 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, JPN, 553-8503
Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corp, formerly Asahi Broadcasting Corp is a Japanese based television and radio broadcasting company. It operates in four business divisions namely the television programming, radio and events, news and sports, and content sales. It also hosts art exhibitions and concerts. In sports division, it covers professional baseball games, professional golf tournaments, soccer matches and various other sporting events.

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