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Katongyo Co (TSE:9869) Interest Coverage : 57.33 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Katongyo Co 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. Katongyo Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円4,357 Mil. Katongyo Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円-76 Mil. Katongyo Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 57.33. 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. Kato Sangyo Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

TSE:9869' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 59.8   Med: 123.04   Max: 899.3
Current: 59.8


TSE:9869's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
78% of 250 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 8.765 vs TSE:9869: 59.80

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


Katongyo Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Katongyo Co'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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Katongyo Co Interest Coverage Chart

Katongyo Co Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 88.53 114.64 106.60 93.84 74.73

Katongyo Co 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 90.52 80.31 46.75 63.22 57.33

Competitive Comparison of Katongyo Co's Interest Coverage

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Katongyo Co'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.


Katongyo Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Katongyo Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Katongyo Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Katongyo Co 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.

Katongyo Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Katongyo Co's Interest Expense was 円-224 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円16,739 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円8,374 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*16739/-224
=74.73

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Katongyo Co's Interest Expense was 円-76 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円4,357 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円8,460 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*4357/-76
=57.33

* 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.


Katongyo Co  (TSE:9869) 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 .


Katongyo Co Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Katongyo Co (TSE:9869) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
9-20 Matsubara-cho, Nishinomiya-shi, JPN, 662-8543
Kato Sangyo Co Ltd is a food wholesale company that handles processed foods. The company is primarily located in Japan. The company segments its operations into room temperature distribution, low temperature distribution, alcoholic beverage distribution, and other. The room temperature distribution segment involves wholesale processed foods and confections. The low temperature distribution segment engages in wholesale low-temperature foods and agricultural products. The alcoholic beverage distribution segment operates in wholesale alcoholic beverages. The other segment relates to the company's logistic business and insurance agency business.

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