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Ajinomoto Co (Ajinomoto Co) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 1.97 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Ajinomoto Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,978 Mil. Ajinomoto Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,642 Mil. Ajinomoto Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,842 Mil. Ajinomoto Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.97.

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

AJINY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.16   Med: 1.9   Max: 3.01
Current: 2.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Ajinomoto Co was 3.01. The lowest was 1.16. And the median was 1.90.

AJINY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
51.69% of 1416 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.135 vs AJINY: 2.26

Ajinomoto Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ajinomoto 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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Ajinomoto Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.90 3.01 2.09 1.59 1.27

Ajinomoto Co 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.51 1.43 1.67 1.80 1.97

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Ajinomoto 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.


Ajinomoto Co Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ajinomoto Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ajinomoto Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Ajinomoto Co'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
=(368.984 + 1789.887) / 1697.14
=1.27

Ajinomoto 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
=(1978.379 + 1641.614) / 1841.708
=1.97

* 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.


Ajinomoto Co  (OTCPK:AJINY) 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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Ajinomoto Co (Ajinomoto Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-8315
Ajinomoto is Japan's leading food company specializing in amino acids and seasonings derived from amino acid fermentation technologies. It also produces processed foods including dry soup mixes, frozen foods, and beverage products. Apart from the consumer business, it is a key supplier of MSG and nucleotides to global food manufacturers including Nestle. The food business represents nearly three fourths of group sales and 80%-plus of profits with nearly two thirds generated overseas. Healthcare and function materials (mainly Ajinomoto build-up film, or ABF), the key growth drivers through 2030, make up the balance of its business portfolio. The nonfood businesses are expected to contribute half of the group profits by 2030, boosted by ABF and CDMO growth.