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JAPSY (Japan Airlines Co) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.33 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Japan Airlines Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Japan Airlines Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $786 Mil. Japan Airlines Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $5,734 Mil. Japan Airlines Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $2,799 Mil. Japan Airlines Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 2.33.

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

JAPSY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -15.81   Med: 0.45   Max: 4.12
Current: 3.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Japan Airlines Co was 4.12. The lowest was -15.81. And the median was 0.45.

JAPSY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
57.36% of 856 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.615 vs JAPSY: 3.15

Japan Airlines Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Japan Airlines 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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Japan Airlines Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Japan Airlines Co Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.09 -2.50 -15.81 4.12 2.91

Japan Airlines Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 2.32 2.98 3.90 - 2.33

Competitive Comparison of Japan Airlines Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Airlines subindustry, Japan Airlines 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.


Japan Airlines Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Japan Airlines Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Japan Airlines Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Japan Airlines Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(713.763 + 5208.686) / 2032.271
=2.91

Japan Airlines Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(785.574 + 5733.642) / 2799.444
=2.33

* 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 (Sep. 2024) EBITDA data.


Japan Airlines Co  (OTCPK:JAPSY) 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 Airlines Co Business Description

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Address
Nomura Real Estate Building, 2-4-11 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 140-8637
Japan Airlines Co Ltd is an international air transport services company. It offers scheduled and nonscheduled air transport services and aerial work services. The company operates large aircraft, medium-size aircraft, small aircraft, and regional jets. JAL's route network comprises over 100 domestic routes and over 50 international routes. The airline flies to over 50 countries and regions and connects over 300 airports.

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