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Nippon Steel (Nippon Steel) Interest Coverage : 18.48 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Nippon Steel 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. Nippon Steel's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,182 Mil. Nippon Steel's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-64 Mil. Nippon Steel's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 18.48. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NPSCY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.16   Med: 11.16   Max: 32.69
Current: 21.15


NPSCY's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
73.77% of 469 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 6 vs NPSCY: 21.15

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


Nippon Steel Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Steel'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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Nippon Steel Interest Coverage Chart

Nippon Steel 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 11.16 - 2.16 27.57 32.69

Nippon Steel 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 34.37 21.29 25.00 20.09 18.48

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Steel's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Nippon Steel'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.


Nippon Steel's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Nippon Steel's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nippon Steel 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.

Nippon Steel'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, Nippon Steel's Interest Expense was $-186 Mil. Its Operating Income was $6,086 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17,180 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*6086.449/-186.198
=32.69

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Nippon Steel's Interest Expense was $-64 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,182 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15,126 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1182.173/-63.98
=18.48

* 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.


Nippon Steel  (OTCPK:NPSCY) 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 .


Nippon Steel Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Nippon Steel (Nippon Steel) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8071
Nippon Steel Corporation, or NS, is the largest steel producer in Japan and one of the top five producers globally. NS supplies steel products such as steel sheets, steel plates, pipes, tubes, bars, wire rods, and stainless steels. It is mainly exposed to the auto, construction, and energy sectors. Steelmaking accounts for around 85%-90% of its revenue, while the remainder stems from engineering and construction, chemicals, new materials, and system solutions. Around 35%-40% of its revenue is from exports.