Maruzen CHI Holdings Co (TSE:3159) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Jan. 2026)

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TSE:3159 Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Ltd TSE:3159
57 GF Score
Price 円399.00
GF Value 円381.76
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2026 was 円25,572 Mil. Maruzen CHI Holdings Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2026 was 円14,930 Mil. Maruzen CHI Holdings Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2026 was 円0 Mil.

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

TSE:3159' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.94   Med: 7.63   Max: 23.91
Current: 7.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Maruzen CHI Holdings Co was 23.91. The lowest was 4.94. And the median was 7.63.

TSE:3159's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
88.02% of 910 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.275 vs TSE:3159: 7.85

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co  (TSE:3159) 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.

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Maruzen CHI Holdings 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.

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25 Jan26
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.02 7.71 7.09 4.94 5.33

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Quarterly Data
Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Jan26 Apr26
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 N/A 3.39 4.99 N/A 3.19

TSE:3159 vs CASY, WSM, ULTA: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Maruzen CHI Holdings 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.

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Debt-to-EBITDA vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Maruzen CHI Holdings Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


TSE:3159
57GF Score
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Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(25572 + 14930) / 7599
=5.33

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(25572 + 14930) / 0
=N/A

* 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 (Jan. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Maruzen CHI Holdings Co (TSE:3159) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Maruzen CHI Holdings Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円399.00 is trading 4.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円381.76. GuruFocus considers Maruzen CHI Holdings Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:3159:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA: N/A
  • GF Value™: 円381.76 vs. price of 円399.00 (4.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 57/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:3159 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Business Description

Address 40-1 Nadocho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 162-0837
Maruzen CHI Holdings Co Ltd is engaged in the sale of books and magazines and academic information. The company also undertakes library management consignment work and administrative agency of educational facilities such as libraries, design and supervision of construction work, the publishing business of books, and magazine.
57GF Score

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