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Towa (TSE:6315) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.16 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Towa Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Towa's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円11,140 Mil. Towa's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円2,685 Mil. Towa's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円6,401 Mil. Towa's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.16.

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

TSE:6315' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7   Med: 1.35   Max: 4.36
Current: 1.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Towa was 4.36. The lowest was 0.70. And the median was 1.35.

TSE:6315's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
56.62% of 710 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.6 vs TSE:6315: 1.99

Towa Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

Towa 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 4.18 4.36 1.42 0.76 1.23

Towa 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 3.06 1.56 3.19 2.26 2.16

Competitive Comparison of Towa's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Towa'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.


Towa's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Towa's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Towa Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Towa'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
=(11463.15 + 4410.387) / 12868.579
=1.23

Towa'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
=(11140 + 2685) / 6400.528
=2.16

* 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.


Towa  (TSE:6315) 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.


Towa Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Towa (TSE:6315) Business Description

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Address
5 Kamichoshi-cho, Kamitoba, Minami-ku, Kyoto, JPN, 601-8105
Towa Corp develops, manufactures and sells resin encapsulation systems for semiconductors and singulation systems. In addition, it also manufactures and sells precision molds for manufacturing semiconductors and plastic molded products. Its product portfolio is divided into two technologies molding including light-emitting diode, semiconductor, and sensors/module products and Singulation including semiconductor, and light-emitting diode-other applications. The company's segments include semiconductor equipment and fine plastic mold. The majority of the company revenue is derived from the sale of semiconductor equipment.

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