Brother Industries, Ltd
Brother Industries, Ltd. manufactures and sells communications and printing equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, rest of Asia, Oceania, and internationally. It operates through Printing & Solutions Business, Personal & Home Business, Machinery Business, Network & Contents Business, and Domino Business segments. The Printing & Solutions Business segment offers laser and inkjet printers; all-in-one black-and-white laser and color printers; fax machines and scanners; and electronic stationary comprising labeling systems, and label and mobile printers. The Personal & Home Business segment provides home sewing and cutting machines, sewing and embroidery machines, and commercial embroidery machines. The Machinery Business segment offers industrial sewing machines, machine tools, and garment printers, as well as industrial parts, such as reducers and gears. The Network & Contents Business segment provides online karaoke systems, music boxes, applications for smartphones/tablets, health care supporting equipment, and content services, as well as manages Karaoke clubs. The Domino Business segment offers cording and marking equipment, digital printing equipment, etc. The company was formerly known as Nippon Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co. and changed its name to Brother Industries, Ltd. in 1962. Brother Industries, Ltd. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan. Show More...
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Website http://global.brother
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Sector Industrials
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Industry Business Equipment & Supplies
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Last Quote 14.90 EUR
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Last Updated 30-05-2025
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Interest Coverage
The interest coverage ratio is a debt ratio and profitability ratio used to determine how easily a company can pay interest on its outstanding debt.
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2010-03 2011-03 2012-03 2013-03 2014-03 2015-03 2016-03 2017-03 2018-03 2019-03 TTM Earnings Per Share JPY 73.28 97.91 72.85 66.54 72.06 206.24 158.47 181.46 192.08 206.9 187.88 Dividends JPY 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 30.0 36.0 42.0 54.0 60.0 60.0 Payout Ratio % * 24.5 30.9 51.1 36.9 12.7 27.4 28.0 26.3 27.1 31.9 Shares Mil 268.0 268.0 268.0 268.0 267.0 262.0 260.0 260.0 260.0 261.0 261.0 Book Value Per Share * EUR 7.01 7.22 7.64 7.9 10.52 10.6 11.14 11.65 12.77 14.48 Free Cash Flow Per Share * EUR 0.91 0.86 0.14 0.27 0.58 0.41 1.69 1.67 1.51 Return on Assets % 5.58 7.1 5.25 4.5 4.31 10.41 5.02 7.04 7.24 7.61 6.96 Financial Leverage (Average) 1.72 1.69 1.6 1.6 1.61 1.62 2.07 1.95 1.79 1.67 1.61 Return on Equity % 9.59 12.12 8.64 7.21 6.93 16.8 9.21 14.15 13.51 13.14 11.44 Return on Invested Capital % 8.44 10.88 7.78 6.57 6.33 15.83 7.3 9.49 9.92 10.4 9.48 Interest Coverage 34.16 40.88 56.46 62.96 122.47 192.23 57.65 38.17 27.82 20.02 28.4 Current Ratio 1.86 2.03 1.92 2.32 2.49 2.42 2.46 2.27 2.33 2.57 2.75 Quick Ratio 1.08 1.17 1.07 1.33 1.41 1.38 1.3 1.43 1.5 1.61 1.7 Debt/Equity 0.07 0.07 0.05 0.04 0.010 0.43 0.34 0.24 0.18 0.13