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Chosun Refractories Co spin off (XKRX:462520) Interest Coverage : 5.50 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Chosun Refractories Co spin off 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. Chosun Refractories Co spin off's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was ₩6,096 Mil. Chosun Refractories Co spin off's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was ₩-1,109 Mil. Chosun Refractories Co spin off's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 5.50. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


XKRX:462520's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 6.56
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Chosun Refractories Co spin off Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chosun Refractories Co spin off'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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Chosun Refractories Co spin off Interest Coverage Chart

Chosun Refractories Co spin off Annual Data
Trend Dec23
Interest Coverage
15.26

Chosun Refractories Co spin off Semi-Annual Data
Sep23
Interest Coverage 5.50

Competitive Comparison of Chosun Refractories Co spin off's Interest Coverage

For the Building Materials subindustry, Chosun Refractories Co spin off'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.


Chosun Refractories Co spin off's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Chosun Refractories Co spin off's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chosun Refractories Co spin off's Interest Coverage falls into.



Chosun Refractories Co spin off 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.

Chosun Refractories Co spin off'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, Chosun Refractories Co spin off's Interest Expense was ₩-2,088 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩31,852 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩791 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*31851.793/-2087.796
=15.26

Chosun Refractories Co spin off's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Chosun Refractories Co spin off's Interest Expense was ₩-1,109 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩6,096 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩580 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*6096.43/-1108.768
=5.50

* 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.


Chosun Refractories Co spin off  (XKRX:462520) 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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Chosun Refractories Co spin off (XKRX:462520) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
55 Saneop-ro, Jeollanam-do, Taein-dong, Gwangyang-si, KOR
Chosun Refractories Co Ltd spin off manufactures general-purpose products and high-functionality products (refractories for continuous casting, special refractories) based on domestic production facilities. Its product offerings comprise Shaped and unshaped refractories, Special alumina bricks, high alumina bricks, casting blocks, castable refractories, metal plating/ shaft alleys for the mortar production refractories industry, technical service for the refractories industry, and manufacturing of industrial furnaces.

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