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LFA Co (ROCO:3226) Interest Coverage : 86.28 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is LFA Co 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. LFA Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$81 Mil. LFA Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$-1 Mil. LFA Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 86.28. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. LFA Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

ROCO:3226' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 37.87   Med: 686.7   Max: 109782
Current: 74.16


ROCO:3226's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
75.64% of 2282 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 15.66 vs ROCO:3226: 74.16

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


LFA Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for LFA 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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LFA Co Interest Coverage Chart

LFA Co 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 836.36 404.75 147.25 37.87 75.65

LFA Co 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 90.53 110.09 65.89 41.49 86.28

Competitive Comparison of LFA Co's Interest Coverage

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, LFA 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.


LFA Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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LFA 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.

LFA Co'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, LFA Co's Interest Expense was NT$-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$354 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*354.411/-4.685
=75.65

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, LFA Co's Interest Expense was NT$-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$81 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*81.358/-0.943
=86.28

* 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.


LFA Co  (ROCO:3226) 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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LFA Co Business Description

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Address
No.75, Huangong Road, Yongkang District, Tainan, TWN, 71041
LFA Co Ltd Formerly Topower Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company that manufactures switching mode power supply products. The company also engaged in developing auto lamps and accessories including headlights, rear lights, driving lights, fog lights, DRL, work lights, stop lights, front position lights, and warning lights. Its product offerings include auto parts, power supply products, LED products, and auto lamps.

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