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Hokkaido Electric Power Co (TSE:9509) Debt-to-EBITDA : 50.69 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hokkaido Electric Power Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Hokkaido Electric Power Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円44,500 Mil. Hokkaido Electric Power Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円1,208,220 Mil. Hokkaido Electric Power Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円24,712 Mil. Hokkaido Electric Power Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 50.69.

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 Hokkaido Electric Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:9509' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.11   Med: 10   Max: 20.74
Current: 12.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Hokkaido Electric Power Co was 20.74. The lowest was 7.11. And the median was 10.00.

TSE:9509's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
85.71% of 329 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 4.45 vs TSE:9509: 12.28

Hokkaido Electric Power Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hokkaido Electric Power 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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Hokkaido Electric Power Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Hokkaido Electric Power 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 10.40 9.72 12.78 20.74 7.11

Hokkaido Electric Power 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 111.89 6.52 12.46 50.69 16.42

Competitive Comparison of Hokkaido Electric Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Hokkaido Electric Power 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.


Hokkaido Electric Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Hokkaido Electric Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hokkaido Electric Power Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Hokkaido Electric Power Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Hokkaido Electric Power 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
=(44500 + 1193391) / 174230
=7.10

Hokkaido Electric Power 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
=(44500 + 1208220) / 24712
=50.69

* 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.


Hokkaido Electric Power Co  (TSE:9509) 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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Hokkaido Electric Power Co (TSE:9509) Business Description

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Address
2, Higashi 1-chome, Odori, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, JPN, 060-8677
Hokkaido Electric Power Co, Inc. or HEPCO, is a Japanese electric utility that serves the northernmost island of Hokkaido. HEPCO is involved in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy on the island. The company utilizes a portfolio of hydroelectric, steam, gas, internal combustion, nuclear, geothermal, and solar power plants to do this. While Most of HEPCO's sites are hydroelectric, the company's fossil fuel facilities represent the vast majority of its total energy production and production capacity. Hokkaido Electric Power's electric utility business is responsible for nearly all of its revenue with sales split mainly between residential and commercial/industrial customer groups. Most electrical output, however, is transmitted to residential customers.

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