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Drewloong Precision (TPE:4572) Interest Coverage : 127.72 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Drewloong Precision 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. Drewloong Precision's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$80.1 Mil. Drewloong Precision's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-0.6 Mil. Drewloong Precision's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 127.72. 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. Drewloong Precision Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

TPE:4572' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 33.02   Med: 102.98   Max: 593.68
Current: 118.8


TPE:4572's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
82.42% of 2281 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.77 vs TPE:4572: 118.80

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


Drewloong Precision Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Drewloong Precision'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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Drewloong Precision Interest Coverage Chart

Drewloong Precision Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Drewloong Precision 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 91.87 113.41 119.42 114.77 127.72

Competitive Comparison of Drewloong Precision's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Drewloong Precision'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.


Drewloong Precision's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Drewloong Precision's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Drewloong Precision's Interest Coverage falls into.



Drewloong Precision 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.

Drewloong Precision'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, Drewloong Precision's Interest Expense was NT$-2.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$278.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$195.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*278.346/-2.535
=109.80

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Drewloong Precision's Interest Expense was NT$-0.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$80.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$195.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*80.081/-0.627
=127.72

* 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.


Drewloong Precision  (TPE:4572) 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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Drewloong Precision (TPE:4572) Business Description

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Address
166 Bade 2nd Road, Renwu District, Kaohsiung, TWN, 814
Drewloong Precision Inc is a Taiwan-based company that engages in the provision of precision parts and components internationally. It provides engineering and fabrication services of precision tooling, machined, sheet metal components, surface treatment, and assemblies for aerospace, electronics, automotive, industrial, and other high-tech industries. The company is involved in the fabrication of precision machined components for aerospace, shipbuilding, and industrial applications. Its product and service include fuselages, wings, stabilizers, aircraft sheet metal parts, and other products.

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