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Nippon Ceramic Co (TSE:6929) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Nippon Ceramic 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. Nippon Ceramic Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円1,048 Mil. Nippon Ceramic Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円0 Mil. Nippon Ceramic Co has no debt. 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. Nippon Ceramic Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

(1) 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.

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

TSE:6929' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


TSE:6929's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.5% of 1591 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.52 vs TSE:6929: No Debt

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


Nippon Ceramic Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Ceramic 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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Nippon Ceramic Co Interest Coverage Chart

Nippon Ceramic Co Annual Data
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Nippon Ceramic Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Nippon Ceramic Co's Interest Coverage

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Nippon Ceramic 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.


Nippon Ceramic Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Nippon Ceramic Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nippon Ceramic 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.

Nippon Ceramic Co'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, Nippon Ceramic Co's Interest Expense was 円0 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円4,576 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.

Nippon Ceramic Co had no debt (1).

Nippon Ceramic Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Nippon Ceramic Co's Interest Expense was 円0 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円1,048 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.

Nippon Ceramic Co had no debt (1).

* 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.


Nippon Ceramic Co  (TSE:6929) 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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Nippon Ceramic Co (TSE:6929) Business Description

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Address
176-17 Hirooka, Tottori-shi, Tottori, JPN, 689-1193
Nippon Ceramic Co Ltd is a Japan based company engaged in development, manufacturing and sale of ceramic sensors, ferrite, module and others. Its products are applicable for household equipment and plant facilities; automobiles; home electronics and office automation equipment; and electronics. Its Household equipment & plant faculties include lighting, sensor, security system, fire detection sensor etc. In automobile industry its products are applicable in sensor, DC- DC Converter, charging & discharging battery etc. Its products in home electronics include Microwave, airconditioner and IH cooker. Under electronics industry its products are power supplies, fan motors, inverters.

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