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Diva Laboratories (ROCO:4153) Interest Coverage : 587.49 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Diva Laboratories Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Diva Laboratories's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$21.7 Mil. Diva Laboratories's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-0.0 Mil. Diva Laboratories's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 587.49. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Diva Laboratories Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Diva Laboratories's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:4153' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.89   Med: 217.29   Max: 65770
Current: 371.51


ROCO:4153's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
88.54% of 96 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 12.84 vs ROCO:4153: 371.51

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Diva Laboratories Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Diva Laboratories's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Diva Laboratories Interest Coverage Chart

Diva Laboratories Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 395.15 65,770.00 1,210.14 217.29 426.94

Diva Laboratories Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Mar24
Interest Coverage 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 735.16 202.12 661.40 196.15 587.49

Competitive Comparison of Diva Laboratories's Interest Coverage

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Diva Laboratories's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


Diva Laboratories's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Diva Laboratories's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Diva Laboratories's Interest Coverage falls into.



Diva Laboratories Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Diva Laboratories's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Diva Laboratories's Interest Expense was NT$-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$85.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*85.814/-0.201
=426.94

Diva Laboratories's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Diva Laboratories's Interest Expense was NT$-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$21.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$4.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*21.737/-0.037
=587.49

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Diva Laboratories  (ROCO:4153) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Diva Laboratories (ROCO:4153) Business Description

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Address
9F, No. 351 Sector 2, Chung Shan Road, Chung Ho, New Taipei City, TWN, 235
Diva Laboratories Ltd is a Taiwan-based company that engages in the manufacturing and sale of a medical display. It offers endo/surgical displays; color displays for radiology and medical imaging services; touch displays; and original design manufacturing and original equipment manufacturing solutions.

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