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Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha) Debt-to-EBITDA : 5.61 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $675 Mil. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,543 Mil. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $395 Mil. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.61.

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 Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

KAKKF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.9   Med: 3.89   Max: 20.98
Current: 2.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha was 20.98. The lowest was -10.90. And the median was 3.89.

KAKKF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
64.11% of 847 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.83 vs KAKKF: 2.03

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha'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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Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha 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 -10.90 8.22 3.02 0.59 0.47

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha 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 1.12 1.72 1.55 2.13 5.61

Competitive Comparison of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha'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.


Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha'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
=(479.245 + 2151.906) / 5575.677
=0.47

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha'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
=(675.045 + 1543.33) / 395.384
=5.61

* 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.


Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha  (OTCPK:KAKKF) 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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Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Iino Building, 2-1-1, Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8540
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd is a transportation company domiciled in Japan. The company organizes itself into four segments: containership, bulk shipping, offshore energy E&P support and heavy lifter, and others. The containership segment, which generates the largest portion of revenue, transports shipping containers and provides logistics solutions. Bulk shipping, the next most significant segment, transports dry bulk, automobiles, liquefied natural gas, and oil. Containership and bulk shipping together generate the vast majority of revenue.

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