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Kuraray Co (Kuraray Co) Debt-to-EBITDA : 8.05 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kuraray Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Kuraray Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $449 Mil. Kuraray Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,509 Mil. Kuraray Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $243 Mil. Kuraray Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.05.

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

KURRY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.53   Med: 2   Max: 4.68
Current: 4.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Kuraray Co was 4.68. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 2.00.

KURRY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
70.29% of 1225 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.24 vs KURRY: 4.40

Kuraray Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuraray 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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Kuraray Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Kuraray Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.79 4.68 2.58 2.24 2.00

Kuraray 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 6.73 5.66 3.76 3.11 8.05

Competitive Comparison of Kuraray Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Chemicals subindustry, Kuraray 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.


Kuraray Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kuraray Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kuraray Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Kuraray Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(449.447 + 1509.305) / 981.036
=2.00

Kuraray 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
=(449.447 + 1509.305) / 243.448
=8.05

* 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.


Kuraray Co  (OTCPK:KURRY) 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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Kuraray Co (Kuraray Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Ote Center Building,1-1-3, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8115
Kuraray Co Ltd manufactures and sells specialty chemicals, fiber, and resin. The firm organizes itself into six segments based on product type. The Vinyl Acetate segment, which generates the most revenue of any segment, sells plastic films and resins for use in the food packaging and electronics industries. The Isoprene segment sells isoprene chemicals, thermoplastic elastomers, and liquid rubber. The Functional Materials segment sells dental materials, while the Fibers and Textiles segment sells fibers for cement and concrete, industrial products for automobiles, and hook and loop fasteners for clothing. The other two segments are Trading, and Other. The majority of revenue comes from Asia.

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