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Horiba (TSE:6856) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.82 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Horiba Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Horiba's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円5,695 Mil. Horiba's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円54,699 Mil. Horiba's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円73,332 Mil. Horiba's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.82.

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

TSE:6856' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.9   Med: 1.49   Max: 2.67
Current: 1.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Horiba was 2.67. The lowest was 0.90. And the median was 1.49.

TSE:6856's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
62.67% of 1728 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.805 vs TSE:6856: 1.11

Horiba Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Horiba'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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Horiba Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Horiba Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.34 2.67 1.95 1.13 0.90

Horiba 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 0.96 0.85 1.79 1.32 0.82

Competitive Comparison of Horiba's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Horiba'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.


Horiba's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Horiba's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



Horiba Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Horiba's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year 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
=(5695 + 54699) / 67027
=0.90

Horiba'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
=(5695 + 54699) / 73332
=0.82

* 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.


Horiba  (TSE:6856) 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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Horiba (TSE:6856) Business Description

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Address
2, Miyanohigashi-cho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto, JPN, 601-8510
Horiba Ltd provides analytical and measurement equipment. The automotive test systems segment contributes the largest percentage of revenue and supplies engine, driveline, brake, wind tunnel balance, and emissions test systems. The scientific segment sells instruments like pH meters, X-ray microscopes, and spectrometers. The semiconductor segment supplies mass flow controllers that are used in the semiconductor manufacturing process. The medical-diagnostic segment sells blood testing instruments and reagents for the in vitro diagnostics market. The process and environmental segment provides solutions associated with environmental regulations, such as air-pollution and water-quality analyzers. Horiba generates the largest proportion of its sales in Japan.

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