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Orient Europharma Co (ROCO:4120) Interest Coverage : 0.19 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Orient Europharma 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. Orient Europharma Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was NT$5 Mil. Orient Europharma Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was NT$-26 Mil. Orient Europharma Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.19. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Orient Europharma Co Ltd interest coverage is 1.61, which is low.

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

ROCO:4120' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68   Med: 21.98   Max: 28.61
Current: 1.61


ROCO:4120's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
87.67% of 665 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 12.29 vs ROCO:4120: 1.61

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


Orient Europharma Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Orient Europharma 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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Orient Europharma Co Interest Coverage Chart

Orient Europharma Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Orient Europharma Co Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 - 0.78 4.26 1.10 0.19

Competitive Comparison of Orient Europharma Co's Interest Coverage

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Orient Europharma 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.


Orient Europharma Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Orient Europharma Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Orient Europharma 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.

Orient Europharma Co'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, Orient Europharma Co's Interest Expense was NT$-106 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$72 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,203 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*72.145/-106.097
=0.68

Orient Europharma Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2024, Orient Europharma Co's Interest Expense was NT$-26 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,866 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*4.967/-25.749
=0.19

* 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.


Orient Europharma Co  (ROCO:4120) 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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Orient Europharma Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
13F., No. 128, Chengde Rd., Sec. 6,, Beitou Distrit, Taipei, TWN, 112052
Orient Europharma Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company engaged in the wholesale of f Western Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices. The firm also Manufacture Drugs and Medicines, Beverages, Cleaning Preparations, Cosmetics, Medical Devices, and Other Food Products. Its products cover various therapeutic areas, including the central nervous system, cardiovascular, diabetes, allergy, cosmetics, and health supplements.

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