Morinaga (TSE:2201) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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TSE:2201 Morinaga & Co Ltd TSE:2201
75 GF Score
Price 円2,480.50
GF Value 円3,140.59
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Morinaga Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Morinaga's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 円25,000 Mil. Morinaga's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 円16,000 Mil. Morinaga's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 円38,176 Mil. Morinaga's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 1.07.

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

TSE:2201' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22   Med: 0.54   Max: 1.26
Current: 1.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Morinaga was 1.26. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 0.54.

TSE:2201's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
64.74% of 1571 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.11 vs TSE:2201: 1.17

Morinaga  (TSE:2201) 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.


Morinaga Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Morinaga Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Morinaga'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.

Morinaga Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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TSE:2201 vs MDLZ, HSY, TR: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Confectioners subindustry, Morinaga'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.


Morinaga Debt-to-EBITDA vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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


TSE:2201
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Morinaga Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Morinaga'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
=(3468 + 16579) / 35621
=0.56

Morinaga'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
=(25000 + 16000) / 38176
=1.07

* 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 Morinaga (TSE:2201) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Morinaga stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of 円2,480.50 is trading 21% below its estimated GF Value™ of 円3,140.59. GuruFocus considers Morinaga to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:2201:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: 円3,140.59 vs. price of 円2,480.50 (21% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 2 warning signs

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Morinaga Business Description

Address 5-33-1 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 108-8403
Morinaga & Co Ltd is a Japan-based confectionery company. It has developed a diverse range of confectionery products, canned soft drinks and ice cream that are delicious, fun, and healthy. The company's products are divided into five main divisions, Confectioneries, Foods, Frozen Desserts, Weider, and Healthcare. Confectionaries include Morinaga Biscuits, Chocoball chocolate, Dars chocolate, Koeda chocolate, and HI-CHEW candy. Foods include Morinaga Cocoa; Frozen Desserts include Choco Monaka Jumbo; Weider products include Weider in Jelly; and Healthcare products include Seisho-sabo, Kenpo-shukan, and Collagen drink.
75GF Score

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円2,480.50
Price
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