AJNMY (Ajinomoto Co) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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AJNMY Ajinomoto Co Inc AJNMY
83 GF Score
Price $31.29
GF Value $23.98
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Ajinomoto Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Ajinomoto Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $1,114 Mil. Ajinomoto Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $2,343 Mil. Ajinomoto Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $1,986 Mil. Ajinomoto Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 1.74.

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

AJNMY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.27   Med: 2.13   Max: 3.01
Current: 2.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ajinomoto Co was 3.01. The lowest was 1.27. And the median was 2.13.

AJNMY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
56.65% of 1571 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.11 vs AJNMY: 2.58

Ajinomoto Co  (OTCPK:AJNMY) 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.

Ajinomoto Co Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Ajinomoto Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ajinomoto 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.

Ajinomoto Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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AJNMY vs KHC, GIS: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Ajinomoto 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.

Ajinomoto Co Debt-to-EBITDA vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ajinomoto Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Ajinomoto Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ajinomoto Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(309.57319756113 + 2724.369853542) / 1907.1605526624
=1.59

Ajinomoto Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1114.3393324104 + 2343.0918320258) / 1986.2238931137
=1.74

* 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 (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Ajinomoto Co (AJNMY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ajinomoto Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $31.29 is trading 30.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $23.98. GuruFocus considers Ajinomoto Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for AJNMY:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $23.98 vs. price of $31.29 (30.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the AJNMY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Ajinomoto Co Business Description

Address 15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-8315
Ajinomoto was founded in 1909, and it began manufacturing the world's first umami seasoning, MSG, made from amino acids. It has since grown to be one of the top manufacturers of sauces and seasonings and has diversified into frozen foods and the manufacture of other amino acid-based materials. Its sauces and seasonings are sold across Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas and are found in most supermarkets, making up approximately 60% of its revenue. The remaining 40% is roughly divided into the healthcare and others segment and the frozen food segment. Its healthcare and others segment also includes functional materials, which include an organic resin material, Ajinomoto Build-up Film, which is currently the industry standard for ABF substrates for semiconductors.
83GF Score

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