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Microbio Co (ROCO:4128) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Microbio 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. Microbio Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$-92 Mil. Microbio Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$-3 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


ROCO:4128's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.76
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Microbio Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Microbio 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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Microbio Co Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Microbio Co's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Microbio 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.


Microbio Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Microbio Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Microbio 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.

Microbio 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, Microbio Co's Interest Expense was NT$-10 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-451 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$469 Mil.

Microbio Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Microbio Co's Interest Expense was NT$-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-92 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$469 Mil.

Microbio Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Microbio Co  (ROCO:4128) 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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Microbio Co Business Description

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Address
Yuan Qu Street, No.3, 14th Floor, Sanchongli, Nangang District, Taipei, TWN, 115
Microbio Co Ltd is engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, and trading of biotech drugs and dietary supplements. Its drug portfolio includes MS-20, a mixture of soybean fermentation metabolites, which improves fatigue and loss of appetite in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. In addition, the company also offers Lee Herb series of herbal essence drinks, Tien Chun Bao oral solutions, Herbiron oral solutions for iron deficiency, and other pharmaceutical and organic products. The company generates revenue from biotech drug research and development, and the sale of dietary supplements. A majority of its revenue is generated from the sale of its dietary supplements.

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