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Unicharm (Unicharm) Interest Coverage : 17.94 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Unicharm 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. Unicharm's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $225 Mil. Unicharm's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-13 Mil. Unicharm's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.94. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

UNICY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.13   Med: 26.97   Max: 187.82
Current: 23.38


UNICY's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
69.15% of 1381 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.34 vs UNICY: 23.38

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


Unicharm Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Unicharm'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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Unicharm Interest Coverage Chart

Unicharm Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.41 24.55 78.48 27.81 26.12

Unicharm 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 12.37 15.31 - 16.91 17.94

Competitive Comparison of Unicharm's Interest Coverage

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Unicharm'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.


Unicharm's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Unicharm's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Unicharm 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.

Unicharm's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Unicharm's Interest Expense was $-35 Mil. Its Operating Income was $908 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $94 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*907.811/-34.754
=26.12

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Unicharm's Interest Expense was $-13 Mil. Its Operating Income was $225 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $94 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*224.904/-12.536
=17.94

* 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.


Unicharm  (OTCPK:UNICY) 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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Unicharm (Unicharm) Business Description

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Address
3-5-19, Mita, Minato-ku, Sumitomo Fudosan Mita Twin Building, West Wing, Tokyo, JPN, 108-8575
Focusing on personal hygiene products utilizing non-woven fabric, Unicharm is the largest manufacturer of disposable baby diapers, feminine sanitary, and adult incontinence products in Japan and Asia. Its personal-care business accounted for 86% of its sales as of 2021, with the balance from mainly the pet care. Unicharm generates 62% sales from overseas, of which nearly three quarters of sales are from Asia, mostly China, Indonesia and Thailand. India, followed by Vietnam, is the fastest rising market. Outside Asia, it also operates in Saudi Arabia, Americas and Europe. Drugstores, supermarkets, baby product specialty stores as well as e-commerce are the key sales channels.

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