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Nippon Soda Co (TSE:4041) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.99 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Nippon Soda Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Nippon Soda Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円21,495 Mil. Nippon Soda Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円24,325 Mil. Nippon Soda Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円23,056 Mil. Nippon Soda Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.99.

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

TSE:4041' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.96   Med: 1.83   Max: 2.43
Current: 2.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Nippon Soda Co was 2.43. The lowest was 0.96. And the median was 1.83.

TSE:4041's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
50.74% of 1214 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.32 vs TSE:4041: 2.26

Nippon Soda Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Soda 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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Nippon Soda Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Nippon Soda 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 1.74 2.18 1.48 0.96 1.66

Nippon Soda Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.52 1.79 2.14 1.99 2.28

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Soda Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Chemicals subindustry, Nippon Soda 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.


Nippon Soda Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Nippon Soda Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nippon Soda Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Nippon Soda 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
=(23795 + 25118) / 29491
=1.66

Nippon Soda Co'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
=(21495 + 24325) / 23056
=1.99

* 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.


Nippon Soda Co  (TSE:4041) 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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Nippon Soda Co (TSE:4041) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2-2-1, Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8165
Nippon Soda manufactures and sells chemical products and operates in three major and three minor segments. The chemicals segment sells caustic soda, sodium derivatives, and specialty chemicals, which are used to make household cleaning products and pharmaceuticals. The agrochemicals segment sells pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides to the agricultural industry. The trading segment offers chemicals, synthetic resins, and industrial machineries and devices. The company generates additional revenue from its minor segments: transportation, warehousing, and construction services. These segments are engaged in the transportation and warehousing of chemical products, as well as in plant construction and civil engineering services.

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