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Time Interconnect Technology (HKSE:01729) Interest Coverage : 5.04 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Time Interconnect 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. Time Interconnect Technology's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$247 Mil. Time Interconnect Technology's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-49 Mil. Time Interconnect Technology's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 5.04. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HKSE:01729' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.84   Med: 16.44   Max: 93.21
Current: 5.27


HKSE:01729's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
71.46% of 2281 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.77 vs HKSE:01729: 5.27

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


Time Interconnect Technology Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Time Interconnect 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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Time Interconnect Technology Interest Coverage Chart

Time Interconnect Technology Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 66.15 93.21 3.84 7.74 6.97

Time Interconnect Technology Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 7.61 6.27 5.74 5.65 5.04

Competitive Comparison of Time Interconnect Technology's Interest Coverage

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Time Interconnect 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.


Time Interconnect Technology's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Time Interconnect Technology's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Time Interconnect 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.

Time Interconnect Technology's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2022, Time Interconnect Technology's Interest Expense was HK$-38 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$268 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$322 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2022 )
=-1*268.033/-38.46
=6.97

Time Interconnect Technology's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Time Interconnect Technology's Interest Expense was HK$-49 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$247 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$621 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*247.145/-49.05
=5.04

* 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.


Time Interconnect Technology  (HKSE:01729) 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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Time Interconnect Technology (HKSE:01729) Business Description

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Address
5 Science Park East Avenue, Units 213-221, 2/F, Building 5E, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong, HKG
Time Interconnect Technology Ltd is an investment holding company. The company operates in the manufacture and sales of a wide variety of copper, digital cable products, & optical fiber cable assemblies. The firm is organized into two main operating divisions Cable assembly, Digital cables, and Server. The company generates revenue from the Server segment which includes manufacturing and trading of server products. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from China and also has a presence in the United States of America; Netherlands; Singapore; Hong Kong, and Other Countries. The company serves Telecommunication and Data Communication; Healthcare and Transportation and Industrial markets.
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