Kakaku.com (TSE:2371) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 0.17 (As of Dec. 2023)

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

Kakaku.com's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円1,334 Mil. Kakaku.com's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円4,091 Mil. Kakaku.com's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円31,764 Mil. Kakaku.com's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.17.

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 Kakaku.com's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:2371' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.22 Max: 0.38
Current: 0.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Kakaku.com was 0.38. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.22.

TSE:2371's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
77.49% of 271 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.85 vs TSE:2371: 0.20

Kakaku.com Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kakaku.com'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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Kakaku.com Annual Data

Trend

Mar14

Mar15

Mar16

Mar17

Mar18

Mar19

Mar20

Mar21

Mar22

Mar23

Debt-to-EBITDA

0.02

0.28

0.38

0.27

0.22

Kakaku.com 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																0.20	0.24	0.26	0.20	0.17

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Kakaku.com'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.

Kakaku.com Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Kakaku.com's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kakaku.com's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.

Kakaku.com Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Kakaku.com'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
	=	(1567	+	4391)	/	27333
	=	0.22

Kakaku.com'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
	=	(1334	+	4091)	/	31764
	=	0.17

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.

Kakaku.com (TSE:2371) 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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Kakaku.com (TSE:2371) Business Description

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EBISU IMARK GATE, Daikanyama Digital Gate Building, 3-5-7, Ebisu minami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-0022

Website

http://corporate.kakaku.com

Kakaku.com Inc. is a telecom company that provides a variety of Internet services. The majority of the company's revenue comes from its electronic commerce business through its flagship website, Kakaku.com. The company generates most of its revenue in Japan, through the sale of its advertising space. Kakaku also provides pricing, specifications, and reviews for various products and services that include appliances, food & beverages, cosmetics, Internet service providers, and computers. Kakaku also runs tabelog.com, which allows consumers to access restaurant rankings based on user reviews. The company also operates websites that focus on travel reviews, hotel discounts, and photo sharing.

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