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Future Link Network Co (TSE:9241) Debt-to-EBITDA : -1.54 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Future Link Network Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Future Link Network Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 円98 Mil. Future Link Network Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 円35 Mil. Future Link Network Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 円-86 Mil. Future Link Network Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was -1.54.

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 Future Link Network Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:9241' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.47   Med: 1.69   Max: 5.5
Current: -2.04

During the past 5 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Future Link Network Co was 5.50. The lowest was -4.47. And the median was 1.69.

TSE:9241's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 667 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs TSE:9241: -2.04

Future Link Network Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Future Link Network 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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Future Link Network Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Future Link Network Co Annual Data
Trend Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Debt-to-EBITDA
5.50 3.65 1.69 -4.47 -3.11

Future Link Network Co Quarterly Data
Aug19 Aug20 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 3.06 -2.04 -0.90 2.28 -1.54

Competitive Comparison of Future Link Network Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Future Link Network 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.


Future Link Network Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Future Link Network Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Future Link Network Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Future Link Network Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Future Link Network Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(106.259 + 48.981) / -49.996
=-3.11

Future Link Network Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(98.034 + 34.576) / -86.336
=-1.54

* 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 (Feb. 2024) EBITDA data.


Future Link Network Co  (TSE:9241) 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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Future Link Network Co (TSE:9241) Business Description

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4-19-3 Nishifuna, Nishifuna Narishima Building, Chiba Prefecture, Funabashi, JPN, 273-0031
Future Link Network Co Ltd operates a regional information platform Maipure.It is engaged in providing regional information distribution business, public solution business and marketing support business.

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