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Japan Communications (TSE:9424) Interest Coverage : 484.66 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Japan Communications 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. Japan Communications's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円278 Mil. Japan Communications's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-1 Mil. Japan Communications's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 484.66. 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. Japan Communications Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

TSE:9424' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.84   Med: 640.23   Max: 5375.48
Current: 666


TSE:9424's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
97.26% of 292 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.615 vs TSE:9424: 666.00

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


Japan Communications Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Japan Communications'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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Japan Communications Interest Coverage Chart

Japan Communications 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 - - - 5,375.48 1,257.90

Japan Communications 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 8,030.52 731.06 1,259.85 579.88 484.66

Competitive Comparison of Japan Communications's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Japan Communications'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.


Japan Communications's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Japan Communications's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Japan Communications 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.

Japan Communications'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, Japan Communications's Interest Expense was 円-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円741 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円17 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*740.903/-0.589
=1,257.90

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Japan Communications's Interest Expense was 円-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円278 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円58 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*278.196/-0.574
=484.66

* 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.


Japan Communications  (TSE:9424) 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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Japan Communications (TSE:9424) Business Description

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4-1-28 Toranomon Towers Office, 23rd Floor, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-0001
Japan Communications Inc is a mobile virtual network operator. It creates the next generation internet to assist industrial structure through mobile technology. The company provides mobile platforms to handset manufacturers, IP-PBX makers, system integrators, and others.

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