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AMKR (Amkor Technology) Interest Coverage : 1.88 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Amkor Technology 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. Amkor Technology's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $32 Mil. Amkor Technology's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-17 Mil. Amkor Technology's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.88. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

AMKR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.91   Med: 5.2   Max: 15.32
Current: 6.08


AMKR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
72.02% of 604 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 20 vs AMKR: 6.08

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


Amkor Technology Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Amkor Technology'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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Amkor Technology Interest Coverage Chart

Amkor Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.13 14.82 15.32 7.97 6.75

Amkor Technology Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 4.45 5.16 9.56 7.87 1.88

Competitive Comparison of Amkor Technology's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Amkor Technology'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.


Amkor Technology's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Amkor Technology's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Amkor Technology 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.

Amkor Technology's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Amkor Technology's Interest Expense was $-65 Mil. Its Operating Income was $438 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $981 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*438.455/-64.945
=6.75

Amkor Technology's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Amkor Technology's Interest Expense was $-17 Mil. Its Operating Income was $32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $967 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*31.523/-16.809
=1.88

* 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.


Amkor Technology  (NAS:AMKR) 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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Amkor Technology Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2045 East Innovation Circle, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85284
Amkor Technology Inc is a OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) service provider. It has pioneered the outsourcing of integrated circuit (IC) packaging and test services and is a strategic manufacturing partner for the semiconductor companies, foundries, and electronics original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The firm's products are organized into two categories namely advanced products that include flip chip, fine pitch bumping, wafer-level processing, advanced SiPs, power modules, and others, and Mainstream products that includes wirebond packaging and testing. The company derives maximum revenue from the advanced products category. The company derives majority of its revenue from Foreign states.
Executives
Kevin Engel officer: Executive Vice President 2045 EAST INNOVATION CIRCLE, TEMPE AZ 85284
David D Kim other: See Exhibit 99.1 C/O SIANA CARR O'CONNOR & LYNAM, LLP, 1500 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE, PAOLI PA 19301-9713
James J Kim director, 10 percent owner, other: Exhibit 99.1 C/O SIANA CARR O'CONNOR & LYNAM, LLP, 1500 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE, PAOLI PA 19301-9713
Agnes C Kim other: Exhibit 99.1 C/O SIANA CARR O'CONNOR & LYNAM, LLP, 1500 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE, PAOLI PA 19301-9713
Sujoda Investments, Lp other: Member of 10% owner group (5) 854 MT. PLEASANT ROAD, BRYN MAWR PA 19010
Sujoda Management, Llc other: Member of 10% owner group (3) 1500 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE, PAOLI PA 19301-9713
Susan Y Kim director, 10 percent owner, other: Exhibit 99.1 C/O SIANA CARR O'CONNOR & LYNAM, LLP, 1500 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE, PAOLI PA 19301-9713
John T Kim director, 10 percent owner, other: Exhibit 99.1 C/O SIANA CARR O'CONNOR & LYNAM, LLP, 1500 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE, PAOLI PA 19301-9713
Rutten Guillaume Marie Jean officer: Executive Vice President 1900 S. PRICE ROAD, CHANDLER AZ 85286
Winston J Churchill director C/O SCP PARTNERS, SUITE 300, 1200 LIBERTY RIDGE DRIVE, WAYNE PA 19087
Tily Gil Coleman officer: Corp VP & General Counsel 1900 S. PRICE ROAD, CHANDLER AZ 85248
Mark N Rogers officer: EVP & General Counsel 2045 EAST INNOVATION CIRCLE, TEMPE AZ 85284
Megan Faust officer: See Remarks 2045 E INNOVATION CIRCLE, TEMPE AZ 85284
Farshad Haghighi officer: Executive Vice President 2045 EAST INNOVATION CIRCLE, TEMPE AZ 85284
Roger Anthony Carolin director 1200 LIBERTY RIDGE DRIVE, WAYNE PA 19087