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Wistron Neweb (TPE:6285) Interest Coverage : 4.25 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Wistron Neweb 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. Wistron Neweb's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$663 Mil. Wistron Neweb's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-156 Mil. Wistron Neweb's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.25. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TPE:6285' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.27   Med: 23.52   Max: 84.46
Current: 7.27


TPE:6285's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
62.68% of 1589 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.78 vs TPE:6285: 7.27

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


Wistron Neweb Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wistron Neweb'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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Wistron Neweb Interest Coverage Chart

Wistron Neweb Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.65 22.45 13.27 13.35 7.84

Wistron Neweb Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 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 6.28 7.75 10.09 7.21 4.25

Competitive Comparison of Wistron Neweb's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Wistron Neweb'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.


Wistron Neweb's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Wistron Neweb's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wistron Neweb's Interest Coverage falls into.



Wistron Neweb 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.

Wistron Neweb's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Wistron Neweb's Interest Expense was NT$-596 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$4,674 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3,695 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4674.095/-596.041
=7.84

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Wistron Neweb's Interest Expense was NT$-156 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$663 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3,203 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*662.53/-155.806
=4.25

* 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.


Wistron Neweb  (TPE:6285) 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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Wistron Neweb (TPE:6285) Business Description

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Address
20 Park Avenue II, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, TWN, 308
Wistron Neweb Corp is a product design and manufacturing company that provides original design manufacturing services for communications products. Its capabilities include radio frequency antenna design, software and hardware design, system integration, user interface development, and product testing. These design capabilities have been applied to applications in the "Internet of Things," mobile communications technology, automotive telematics, and smart home applications. Roughly half of the firm's revenue is generated in the Americas, with the rest coming from Asia, Europe, and other regions.

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