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Asahi Intecc Co (Asahi Intecc Co) Interest Coverage

: 83.98 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Asahi Intecc Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $37.9 Mil. Asahi Intecc Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.5 Mil. Asahi Intecc Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 83.98. 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. Asahi Intecc Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

AHICF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 58.56   Med: 180.14   Max: 321.82
Current: 60.45


AHICF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
69.48% of 426 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 19.59 vs AHICF: 60.45

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


Asahi Intecc Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asahi Intecc 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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Asahi Intecc Co Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 255.20 159.63 129.29 108.06 58.55

Asahi Intecc Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 105.21 77.03 13.36 92.54 83.98

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Asahi Intecc 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.


Asahi Intecc Co Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Asahi Intecc Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asahi Intecc Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Asahi Intecc 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.

Asahi Intecc Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Asahi Intecc Co's Interest Expense was $-2.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $127.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $27.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*127.584/-2.179
=58.55

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Asahi Intecc Co's Interest Expense was $-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $37.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*37.873/-0.451
=83.98

* 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.


Asahi Intecc Co  (OTCPK:AHICF) 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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Asahi Intecc Co (Asahi Intecc Co) Business Description

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Address
1703 Wakita-cho, Nagoya, JPN
Asahi Intecc Co Ltd develops, manufactures, and sells medical devices. The firm operates in two segments: medical and device. The medical segment generates the vast majority of revenue and sells a range of guide wires and catheters for treatment and examination. The device segment sells components to medical and industrial companies, such as hollow cable tubes, catheter delivery systems, and stainless steel rope. Asahi's products are used in a variety of industries, including the medical, construction, automobile, office automation equipment, and electric appliance industries. Asahi generates the largest proportion of its revenue in Japan.

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