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Proto (TSE:4298) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.51 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Proto Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Proto's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円4,684 Mil. Proto's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円468 Mil. Proto's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円10,028 Mil. Proto's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.51.

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 Proto's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:4298' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 1.01   Max: 2.3
Current: 0.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Proto was 2.30. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 1.01.

TSE:4298's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
56% of 275 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.75 vs TSE:4298: 0.63

Proto Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Proto'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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Proto Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Proto 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 1.06 0.41 0.42 0.29 0.51

Proto 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 0.99 0.74 0.41 0.79 0.51

Competitive Comparison of Proto's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Proto'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.


Proto's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

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

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



Proto Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Proto'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
=(3723 + 529) / 8332
=0.51

Proto'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
=(4684 + 468) / 10028
=0.51

* 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.


Proto  (TSE:4298) 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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Proto (TSE:4298) Business Description

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1-23-14 Aoi Building, 4th Floor, Aichi Naka-ku, Aichi Prefecture, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Nagoya, JPN, 460-0006
Proto Corp provides information about new and pre-owned cars, motorcycles, and parts through magazines and the Internet. The company also provides information such as restaurants, golf courses, and ski resorts. It derives its revenue when the used car dealer advertises its advertisement, the company receives publication fees. It also gets information registration fee for Internet sites and mobile sites.

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