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Hikari Heights-Varus Co (SSE:2137) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.22 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hikari Heights-Varus Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Hikari Heights-Varus Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円102 Mil. Hikari Heights-Varus Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円7 Mil. Hikari Heights-Varus Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円89 Mil. Hikari Heights-Varus Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.22.

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

SSE:2137' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7   Med: 1.89   Max: 3.9
Current: 1.26

During the past 11 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Hikari Heights-Varus Co was 3.90. The lowest was 0.70. And the median was 1.89.

SSE:2137's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
64.64% of 427 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.58 vs SSE:2137: 1.26

Hikari Heights-Varus Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hikari Heights-Varus 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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Hikari Heights-Varus Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Hikari Heights-Varus Co 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 1.36 2.32 2.49 3.40 3.90

Hikari Heights-Varus 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 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 0.81 32.01 3.61 0.47 1.22

Competitive Comparison of Hikari Heights-Varus Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Hikari Heights-Varus 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.


Hikari Heights-Varus Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Hikari Heights-Varus Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hikari Heights-Varus Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Hikari Heights-Varus 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
=(139.398 + 397.014) / 137.599
=3.90

Hikari Heights-Varus 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
=(101.5 + 7.125) / 88.804
=1.22

* 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.


Hikari Heights-Varus Co  (SSE:2137) 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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Hikari Heights-Varus Co (SSE:2137) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Southern 19th West 11th Street No. 1-15, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, JPN, 005-0013
Hikari Heights-Varus Co Ltd is a Japanese firm engaged in operating senior homes. It operates nursing homes for the elderly. The Company provides rooms for healthy elderly as well as ones requiring assisted living.

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