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Watahan (TSE:3199) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.43 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Watahan Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Watahan's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円7,106 Mil. Watahan's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円14,451 Mil. Watahan's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円4,864 Mil. Watahan's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.43.

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

TSE:3199' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.87   Med: 4.71   Max: 7.24
Current: 7.24

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Watahan was 7.24. The lowest was 2.87. And the median was 4.71.

TSE:3199's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
80.36% of 840 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.675 vs TSE:3199: 7.24

Watahan Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watahan'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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Watahan Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Watahan Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.43 3.61 2.87 4.38 5.75

Watahan 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 5.38 16.93 17.37 5.80 4.43

Competitive Comparison of Watahan's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Watahan'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.


Watahan's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Watahan Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Watahan's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(15513 + 14344) / 5191
=5.75

Watahan'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
=(7106 + 14451) / 4864
=4.43

* 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.


Watahan  (TSE:3199) 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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Watahan (TSE:3199) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Watahan Nohara Building, 1-4 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 160?0004
Watahan & Co Ltd engages in the retail, construction, and trading businesses in Japan. The company operates home improvement super centers. It is also involved in the construction design, operation, maintenance, and management activities; civil engineering operations; construction of landscaping and facades; sales and rental of construction materials, nursing care; operation of parking lots; and parked vehicle management activities. In addition, it provides consultancy services related to building construction, maintenance, management, and renovation activities; and manufactures and constructs steel buildings and bridge frames, as well as earthquake resistant bridges.

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