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CPNG (Coupang) Interest Coverage : 7.80 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Coupang 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. Coupang's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $312 Mil. Coupang's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-40 Mil. Coupang's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 7.80. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CPNG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.11   Med: 6.48   Max: 9.85
Current: 3.11


CPNG's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
71.88% of 793 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.94 vs CPNG: 3.11

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


Coupang Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coupang'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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Coupang Interest Coverage Chart

Coupang Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - 9.85 3.11

Coupang Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 9.36 1.48 - 3.03 7.80

Competitive Comparison of Coupang's Interest Coverage

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Coupang'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.


Coupang's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Coupang's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Coupang 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.

Coupang'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, Coupang's Interest Expense was $-140 Mil. Its Operating Income was $436 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,758 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*436/-140
=3.11

Coupang's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Coupang's Interest Expense was $-40 Mil. Its Operating Income was $312 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,758 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*312/-40
=7.80

* 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.


Coupang  (NYSE:CPNG) 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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Coupang Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
720 Olive Way, Suite 600, Seattle, WA, USA, 05510
Coupang is South Korea's largest e-commerce platform that sells both owned and third-party inventory. Headquartered in the US, Coupang operates e-commerce businesses mainly in South Korea and Taiwan. The company has built an integrated logistics network that covers the entirety of South Korea, with extensive fulfillment centers that ensure timely delivery, even for orders placed seconds before midnight. Outside of its bread-and-butter e-commerce business, Coupang has expanded into provision of its Rocket delivery services to third-party merchants (fulfillment and logistics by Coupang), online grocery delivery Rocket Fresh, online meal delivery (Eats), e-commerce in Taiwan, luxury e-commerce (Farfetch), and travel.
Executives
Hanseung Kang officer: Rep Director, Business Mngmt C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Benjamin Sun director C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Gaurav Anand officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Greenoaks Capital Partners Llc director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 4 ORINDA WAY BUILDING C, SUITE 200, ORINDA CA 94563
Bom Suk Kim director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and Chairman C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Jonathan D. Lee officer: Chief Accounting Officer ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 600, DUBLIN CA 94568
Harold Rogers officer: See Remarks C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Neil Mehta director 535 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94133
Svf Investments (uk) Ltd 10 percent owner 69 GROSVENOR STREET, LONDON X0 W1K3JP
Tae Jung Kim officer: See Remarks 720 OLIVE WAY, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Pedro Franceschi director C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO,SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Ambereen Toubassy director 720 OLIVE WAY, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Thuan Pham officer: Chief Technology Officer 1455 MARKET STREET 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Kevin M Warsh director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Michael Parker officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510