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Japan Communications (TSE:9424) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.05 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Japan Communications Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Japan Communications's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円0 Mil. Japan Communications's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円58 Mil. Japan Communications's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円1,248 Mil. Japan Communications's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.05.

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

TSE:9424' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.42   Med: -0.04   Max: 3.23
Current: 0.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Japan Communications was 3.23. The lowest was -1.42. And the median was -0.04.

TSE:9424's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
98.41% of 315 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.18 vs TSE:9424: 0.04

Japan Communications Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Japan Communications'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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Japan Communications Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Japan Communications 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 -0.12 -0.04 -0.04 - 0.02

Japan Communications Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Japan Communications's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Japan Communications'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.


Japan Communications's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Japan Communications's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Japan Communications Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Japan Communications'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
=(0 + 17.212) / 856.963
=0.02

Japan Communications'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
=(0 + 58.036) / 1248.184
=0.05

* 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.


Japan Communications  (TSE:9424) 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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Japan Communications (TSE:9424) Business Description

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Address
4-1-28 Toranomon Towers Office, 23rd Floor, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-0001
Japan Communications Inc is a mobile virtual network operator. It creates the next generation internet to assist industrial structure through mobile technology. The company provides mobile platforms to handset manufacturers, IP-PBX makers, system integrators, and others.

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