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TDK (TSE:6762) Interest Coverage : 7.76 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is TDK 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. TDK's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円70,200 Mil. TDK's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-9,049 Mil. TDK's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.76. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:6762' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.71   Med: 22.73   Max: 60.87
Current: 3.71


TSE:6762's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
77.74% of 1604 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.555 vs TSE:6762: 3.71

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


TDK Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for TDK'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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TDK Interest Coverage Chart

TDK Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.95 26.66 14.94 21.24 8.13

TDK Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 11.68 - 2.25 7.50 7.76

Competitive Comparison of TDK's Interest Coverage

For the Electronic Components subindustry, TDK'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.


TDK's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



TDK 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.

TDK'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, TDK's Interest Expense was 円-20,772 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円168,827 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円493,350 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*168827/-20772
=8.13

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, TDK's Interest Expense was 円-9,049 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円70,200 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円469,817 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*70200/-9049
=7.76

* 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.


TDK  (TSE:6762) 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 .


TDK Interest Coverage Related Terms

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TDK (TSE:6762) Business Description

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Address
Shibaura Renasite Tower, 3-9-1 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN
Founded in 1935, TDK has its origin in magnetic materials, being the first company to commercialize ferrite in the world, and it used to be known as one of the major cassette-tape manufacturers. TDK is now the only external supplier for magnetic recording heads for hard disk drives, and the company intends to expand its magnetic sensor business for handsets and automobiles by leveraging its expertise. It is also one of the global top suppliers of passive components for autos and polymer rechargeable batteries for smartphones. The company acquired InvenSense in 2017, making it one of the largest MEMS sensor companies in the world.

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