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Tokyo Gas Co (Tokyo Gas Co) Interest Coverage

: 6.84 (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. Tokyo Gas Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $230 Mil. Tokyo Gas Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-34 Mil. Tokyo Gas Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.84. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TKGSF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.07   Med: 9.45   Max: 27.84
Current: 19.33


TKGSF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
83.03% of 442 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.715 vs TKGSF: 19.33

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


Tokyo Gas Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tokyo Gas 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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Tokyo Gas Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
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Tokyo Gas 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 Take 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 36.65 45.30 22.15 7.51 6.84

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Tokyo Gas 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.


Tokyo Gas Co Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Tokyo Gas Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tokyo Gas Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Tokyo Gas 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.

Tokyo Gas Co'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, Tokyo Gas Co's Interest Expense was $-113 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3,153 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,650 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*3153.25/-113.254
=27.84

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Tokyo Gas Co's Interest Expense was $-34 Mil. Its Operating Income was $230 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,743 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*230.078/-33.657
=6.84

* 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.


Tokyo Gas Co  (OTCPK:TKGSF) 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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Tokyo Gas Co (Tokyo Gas Co) Business Description

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Address
1-5-20 Kaigan Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-8527
Tokyo Gas Co Ltd is a Japanese utility company involved in the production, generation, and supply of natural gas and electricity. Tokyo Gas segments its operations into Gas, Electric Power, Overseas, and Other business units. The company's Gas division generates the vast majority of its total revenue through the supply and sale of natural gas to, namely, the Tokyo metropolitan area and other Japanese urban areas. Tokyo Gas' supply of natural gas is fairly evenly distributed amongst residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation customers. The company's Electric Power business also represents a significant income stream. This division operates a portfolio of cogeneration and natural gas-fired thermal power plants primarily located in the Tokyo area.

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