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Kokusai Electric (TSE:6525) Interest Coverage : 46.88 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kokusai Electric 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. Kokusai Electric's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円10,689 Mil. Kokusai Electric's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-228 Mil. Kokusai Electric's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 46.88. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:6525' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 30.17   Med: 48   Max: 52.01
Current: 30.17


TSE:6525's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
56.59% of 622 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 20.52 vs TSE:6525: 30.17

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


Kokusai Electric Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kokusai Electric'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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Kokusai Electric Interest Coverage Chart

Kokusai Electric Annual Data
Trend Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
43.99 52.01

Kokusai Electric Quarterly Data
Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 48.67 45.31 11.57 26.96 46.88

Competitive Comparison of Kokusai Electric's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Kokusai Electric'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.


Kokusai Electric's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Kokusai Electric's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kokusai Electric's Interest Coverage falls into.



Kokusai Electric 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.

Kokusai Electric's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Kokusai Electric's Interest Expense was 円-1,078 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円56,064 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円92,610 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*56064/-1078
=52.01

Kokusai Electric's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Kokusai Electric's Interest Expense was 円-228 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円10,689 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円88,696 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*10689/-228
=46.88

* 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.


Kokusai Electric  (TSE:6525) 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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Kokusai Electric (TSE:6525) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3-4 Kanda Kaji-cho, 5th floor, oak Kanda Kajicho Building, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0045
Kokusai Electric Corp is engaged in the development, manufacturing, sales, and installation of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and services such as maintenance, repair, and parts sales of said equipment.

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