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Foster Electric Co (TSE:6794) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.35 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Foster Electric Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Foster Electric Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円12,686 Mil. Foster Electric Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円4,542 Mil. Foster Electric Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円12,800 Mil. Foster Electric Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.35.

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

TSE:6794' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.53   Med: 1.14   Max: 9.24
Current: 1.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Foster Electric Co was 9.24. The lowest was -2.53. And the median was 1.14.

TSE:6794's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
50.72% of 1743 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.78 vs TSE:6794: 1.84

Foster Electric Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Foster Electric 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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Foster Electric Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Foster Electric 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 2.83 1.00 9.24 -2.53 2.84

Foster Electric 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 2.85 2.05 2.75 1.30 1.35

Competitive Comparison of Foster Electric Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Foster Electric 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.


Foster Electric Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Foster Electric Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Foster Electric Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Foster Electric 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
=(17456 + 0) / 6154
=2.84

Foster Electric 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
=(12686 + 4542) / 12800
=1.35

* 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.


Foster Electric Co  (TSE:6794) 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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Foster Electric Co (TSE:6794) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1-1-109, Tsutsujigaoka, Akishima City, Tokyo, JPN, 196-8550
Foster Electric is a Japan-based company that conducts operation through four segments. The information and communication components and products segment produces and sells headsets and small speakers for mobile phones and commercial microphones, and this segment contributes around half of total revenue. The automotive components and products segment produces car speakers and car speaker systems. The acoustic components and products segment offers speakers and speaker systems for audio devices and TVs, amplifier built-in speakers, headphones, and others. The other segment offers Fostex brand products, micro acoustic components, and logistics services. The company has manufacturing bases in various countries, such as China, Vietnam, South Korea, Indonesia, and elsewhere.

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