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Jason Co (TSE:3080) Interest Coverage : 104.70 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is Jason 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. Jason Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Nov. 2023 was 円159 Mil. Jason Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Nov. 2023 was 円-2 Mil. Jason Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 104.70. 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. Jason Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

TSE:3080' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 64.67   Med: 175.13   Max: 332.08
Current: 139.83


TSE:3080's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
87.3% of 252 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 8.81 vs TSE:3080: 139.83

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


Jason Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jason 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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Jason Co Interest Coverage Chart

Jason Co Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Interest Coverage
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Jason Co Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 108.38 30.12 228.65 191.55 104.70

Competitive Comparison of Jason Co's Interest Coverage

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Jason 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.


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

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

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



Jason 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.

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

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023, Jason Co's Interest Expense was 円-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円801 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円425 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Feb. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Feb. 2023 )
=-1*801.143/-4.595
=174.35

Jason Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Nov. 2023, Jason Co's Interest Expense was 円-2 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円159 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円380 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Nov. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=-1*159.037/-1.519
=104.70

* 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.


Jason Co  (TSE:3080) 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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Jason Co (TSE:3080) Business Description

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Address
2-8-5 Otsugaoka, Chiba Prefecture, Kashiwa, JPN
Jason Co Ltd is engaged in comprehensive retailing of household necessities. It operates discount stores. The Company sells clothing and interior, household goods, foodstuffs in general, processed meat, general alcoholic beverages, stationery, pet supplies, baby supplies, cosmetics, watches, gardening products. Its subsidiaries are engaged in procurement of goods to supplement operations.

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