Star Micronics Co (TSE:7718) Interest Coverage : 104.80 (As of Mar. 2024)

Star Micronics Co Interest Coverage Chart

Star Micronics Co Annual Data
	Trend	Feb14	Feb15	Feb16	Feb17	Feb18	Dec19	Dec20	Dec21	Dec22	Dec23
Interest Coverage		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					369.77	109.36	395.13	435.09	341.50

Star Micronics 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															556.53	425.52	297.79	91.22	104.80

Competitive Comparison of Star Micronics Co's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Star Micronics 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.

Star Micronics Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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

Star Micronics 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

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

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

Star Micronics 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, Star Micronics Co's Interest Expense was 円-30 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円10,351 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円46 Mil.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Star Micronics Co's Interest Expense was 円-7 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円775 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円57 Mil.

* 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.

Star Micronics Co  (TSE:7718) 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 .

Star Micronics Co Interest Coverage Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Star Micronics Co's Interest Coverage provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

Star Micronics Co (TSE:7718) Business Description