Dependence on Borrowings and Interest-Bearing Debt and the Challenge of Reducing It
First written in FY2016. 18 of 39 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 63 of 142 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「At the end of the fiscal year, the Group had ¥1,369 million in long-term borrowings, including the portion due for repayment within 1 year, and ¥10,447 million in short-term borrowings, for total borrowings of ¥11,817 million. The ratio of borrowings to net sales was 17.0% at the end of the fiscal year, compared with 19.1% at the end of the previous fiscal year.」
The balance of borrowings decreased from ¥12,810 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥11,817 million, while the ratio to net sales declined from 19.1% to 17.0%. Meanwhile, borrowings subject to financial covenants totaled ¥5,800 million. - FY2026-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥5,500 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the interim consolidated fiscal period, ¥5,200 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
The balance of borrowings subject to financial covenants decreased from ¥5,500 million at the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥5,200 million. Repayments of short- and long-term borrowings also progressed, reducing total liabilities by ¥1,105 million. - FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「At the end of the consolidated fiscal year, the composition was ¥1,998 million in long-term borrowings, including the portion due within 1 year, and ¥10,811 million in short-term borrowings, for a total of ¥12,810 million. Borrowings at the end of the consolidated fiscal year represented 19.1% of sales, compared with 27.1% at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Borrowings decreased to ¥12,810 million and the borrowings-to-sales ratio decreased to 19.1%, reducing dependence on interest-bearing debt from 27.1% in the previous fiscal year. The Company repaid ¥2,499 million in short-term borrowings and ¥2,302 million in long-term borrowings. - FY2025-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥6,831 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the interim consolidated fiscal period, ¥6,200 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants decreased from ¥6,831 million at the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥6,200 million. Total short-term and long-term borrowings also decreased from ¥16,789 million at the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥14,714 million. - FY2024Borrowing reduction alongside an increase in borrowings subject to financial covenantsAnnual report
「At the end of the consolidated fiscal year, the composition was ¥3,356 million in long-term borrowings, including the portion due within 1 year, and ¥13,433 million in short-term borrowings, for a total of ¥16,789 million. Borrowings at the end of the consolidated fiscal year represented 27.1% of sales, compared with 35.0% at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Although borrowings and the borrowings-to-sales ratio decreased to ¥16,789 million and 27.1%, respectively, borrowings subject to financial covenants increased to ¥6,831 million, indicating that borrowing reduction and an increase in debt subject to covenants occurred concurrently. - FY2024-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,831 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥8,281 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants decreased slightly from ¥8,331 million in the previous quarter to ¥8,281 million. However, they remained substantially above the level at the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,831 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥8,331 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased sharply from ¥3,831 million to ¥8,331 million. Exposure to interest-bearing debt and financial covenants has increased. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,831 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥4,381 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased from ¥3,831 million to ¥4,381 million. No breach of the covenants was reported. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,232 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,931 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased from ¥3,232 million at the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥3,931 million. No breach of the covenants was reported. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,232 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,682 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased from ¥3,232 million at the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥3,682 million. No breach of the covenants was reported. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,232 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,882 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased from ¥3,232 million to ¥3,882 million. No breach of the covenants was reported. - FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「At the end of the consolidated fiscal year, total long-term and short-term borrowings amounted to ¥18,386 million, and the interest-bearing debt dependence ratio, including bonds, was 31.9%. The Group will work to reduce its interest-bearing debt going forward.」
The interest-bearing debt dependence ratio decreased from 34.3% in the previous fiscal year to 31.9%. Meanwhile, borrowings subject to financial covenants amounted to ¥3,232 million. - FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,032 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,282 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased from ¥3,032 million at the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥3,282 million. - FY2022-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,032 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,532 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants decreased from ¥3,032 million at the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥2,532 million. Total liabilities also decreased by ¥687 million. - FY2022-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,032 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,982 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants decreased from ¥3,032 million at the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥2,982 million. Long-term borrowings also decreased. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「At the end of the consolidated fiscal year, total long-term and short-term borrowings amounted to ¥18,067 million, and the interest-bearing debt dependence ratio, including bonds, was 34.3%. The Group will work to reduce its interest-bearing debt going forward.」
Total borrowings decreased from ¥18,421 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥18,067 million, and the interest-bearing debt dependence ratio decreased from 38.4% to 34.3%. Borrowings subject to financial covenants also decreased slightly, from ¥3,033 million to ¥3,032 million. - FY2021-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,033 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,782 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased from ¥3,033 million at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥3,782 million. No breach of the covenants was reported. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,033 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,338 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased from ¥3,033 million at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥3,338 million. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,033 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,482 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased from ¥3,033 million at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥3,482 million. - FY2020MitigatedAnnual report
「At the end of the consolidated fiscal year, total long-term and short-term borrowings amounted to ¥18,421 million, and the interest-bearing debt dependence ratio, including bonds, was 38.4%.」
Total borrowings and the interest-bearing debt dependence ratio decreased from ¥19,179 million and 38.6%, respectively, in the previous fiscal year. Meanwhile, borrowings subject to financial covenants amounted to ¥3,033 million, up from ¥2,542 million at the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,542 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,583 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased to ¥3,583 million from ¥2,542 million at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year and ¥2,933 million at the end of the previous quarter. - FY2020-Q2Quarter-on-quarter decrease in borrowings subject to financial covenantsAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,542 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,933 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Although borrowings subject to financial covenants increased from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, they decreased from ¥3,655 million at the end of the previous quarter to ¥2,933 million. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,542 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,655 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased from ¥2,542 million at the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥3,655 million. No breach of the covenants was reported. - FY2019MitigatedAnnual report
「At the end of the consolidated fiscal year, total long-term and short-term borrowings amounted to ¥19,179 million, and the interest-bearing debt dependence ratio, including bonds, was 38.6%.」
Total borrowings decreased from ¥19,233 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥19,179 million, and the interest-bearing debt dependence ratio decreased from 40.9% to 38.6%, as stated in the risk disclosure. - FY2019-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,472 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,349 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased from ¥2,472 million at the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥3,349 million. No breach of the covenants was reported. - FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「This was mainly because the funds for the tender offer for 株式会社ホロン, which had newly become a consolidated subsidiary, were raised through borrowings from financial institutions, resulting in a ¥682 million increase in non-current liabilities due mainly to an increase in long-term borrowings, and a further ¥584 million increase in current liabilities due mainly to an increase in short-term borrowings.」
Borrowings to fund the tender offer for ホロン increased both long-term and short-term borrowings, resulting in a ¥1,267 million increase in liabilities from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. Borrowings subject to financial covenants also increased from ¥2,472 million to ¥3,012 million. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,472 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,549 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased from ¥2,472 million at the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥3,549 million. No breach of the covenants was reported. - FY2018MitigatedAnnual report
「The Group primarily finances capital expenditures and working capital through borrowings. At the end of the consolidated fiscal year, total long-term and short-term borrowings amounted to ¥19,233 million, and the interest-bearing debt dependence ratio, including bonds, was 40.9%. The Group will work to reduce its interest-bearing debt, but trends in financial markets, including interest rates, may affect the Group's operating performance and financial position.」
Total borrowings decreased from ¥20,361 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥19,233 million, and the interest-bearing debt dependence ratio decreased from 45.1% to 40.9%. Borrowings subject to financial covenants also decreased from ¥2,975 million to ¥2,472 million. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,975 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,700 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants amounted to ¥2,700 million, unchanged from the previous quarterly report. - FY2018-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,975 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,700 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants decreased from ¥2,975 million to ¥2,700 million. Total liabilities also decreased by ¥421 million, due mainly to a decrease in long-term borrowings and other factors. - FY2018-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,975 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,000 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased from ¥2,975 million to ¥3,000 million. - FY2017WorsenedAnnual report
「At the end of the consolidated fiscal year, total long-term and short-term borrowings amounted to ¥20,361 million, and the interest-bearing debt dependence ratio, including bonds, was 45.1%. The Group will work to reduce its interest-bearing debt, but trends in financial markets, including interest rates, may affect the Group's operating performance and financial position.」
Total borrowings amounted to ¥20,361 million and the interest-bearing debt dependence ratio was 45.1%, up from ¥19,346 million and 44.6%, respectively, in the previous fiscal year. - FY2017-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Liabilities at the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year totaled ¥30,617 million, an increase of ¥928 million from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. This was mainly because current liabilities increased by ¥1,140 million due to an increase in short-term borrowings and other factors, despite a ¥212 million decrease in non-current liabilities due mainly to a decrease in long-term borrowings.」
Although long-term borrowings decreased, current liabilities increased by ¥1,140 million due mainly to an increase in short-term borrowings, resulting in a ¥928 million increase in total liabilities. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,700 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,200 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
The ¥3,200 million in borrowings subject to financial covenants is reiterated, with no material change from the previous quarter. - FY2017-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Of the borrowings outstanding at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, ¥2,700 million, and of those outstanding at the end of the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, ¥3,200 million, were subject to financial covenants.」
Borrowings subject to financial covenants increased from ¥2,700 million to ¥3,200 million. The principal covenants require net assets to be maintained at no less than 75% of the amount at the end of the previous fiscal year and ordinary profit or loss not to be a loss. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「At the end of the consolidated fiscal year, total long-term and short-term borrowings amounted to ¥19,346 million, and the interest-bearing debt dependence ratio, including bonds, was 44.6%. The Group will work to reduce its interest-bearing debt, but trends in financial markets, including interest rates, may affect the Group's operating performance and financial position.」
Dependence on borrowings was quantified as a risk, alongside the policy of reducing interest-bearing debt going forward.