Hi-Lex (TSE:7279) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Apr. 2026)

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TSE:7279 Hi-Lex Corp TSE:7279
67 GF Score
Price 円2,693.00
GF Value 円1,852.70
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Hi-Lex Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Hi-Lex's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was 円32,893 Mil. Hi-Lex's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was 円887 Mil. Hi-Lex's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Apr. 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 Hi-Lex's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:7279' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 0.49   Max: 2.71
Current: 0.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Hi-Lex was 2.71. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.49.

TSE:7279's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
80.84% of 454 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 2.76 vs TSE:7279: 0.61

Hi-Lex  (TSE:7279) 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.

Hi-Lex Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Hi-Lex Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hi-Lex'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.

Hi-Lex Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Hi-Lex Annual Data
Trend Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct25
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.40 2.71 1.28 0.67 0.42

Hi-Lex Quarterly Data
Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 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 0.33 -1.06 0.15 0.24 N/A

TSE:7279 vs MMM, HON: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Hi-Lex'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.

Hi-Lex Debt-to-EBITDA vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Hi-Lex's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


TSE:7279
67GF Score
Hi-Lex Corp TSE:7279
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Hi-Lex Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Hi-Lex's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(7927 + 1012) / 21249
=0.42

Hi-Lex's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(32893 + 887) / 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 (Apr. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Hi-Lex (TSE:7279) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hi-Lex stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円2,693.00 is trading 45.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円1,852.70. GuruFocus considers Hi-Lex to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:7279:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA: N/A
  • GF Value™: 円1,852.70 vs. price of 円2,693.00 (45.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:7279 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Hi-Lex Business Description

Other Exchanges HLXFF:USA
Address 1-12-28 Sakae-cho, Sakaemachi, Hyogo, Takarazuka, JPN, 665-0845
Hi-Lex Corp is a Japanese company specialized in three segments: automobiles and industrial equipment, medical equipment, and a metal mold business. The automobiles equipment segment offers control cables, window regulators, sliding window systems, door modules, and others. The industrial equipment includes control boxes, steering systems, control cables for marine vessels, accelerator and assist cables for construction and industrial equipment, toilet seat elevators, and air conditioning grill raising and lowering systems for welfare and home.
67GF Score

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円2,693.00
Price
円1,852.70
GF Value