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Taiwan Semiconductor Co (ROCO:5425) Interest Coverage : 7.68 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Taiwan Semiconductor 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. Taiwan Semiconductor Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$345 Mil. Taiwan Semiconductor Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$-45 Mil. Taiwan Semiconductor Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 7.68. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ROCO:5425' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.53   Med: 35.59   Max: 68.99
Current: 10.53


ROCO:5425's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
60.9% of 624 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 18.365 vs ROCO:5425: 10.53

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


Taiwan Semiconductor Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Semiconductor 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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Taiwan Semiconductor Co Interest Coverage Chart

Taiwan Semiconductor 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 33.87 57.86 68.99 21.58 10.53

Taiwan Semiconductor Co 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 15.25 11.44 17.19 9.38 7.68

Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Semiconductor Co's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Taiwan Semiconductor 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.


Taiwan Semiconductor Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Taiwan Semiconductor Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Taiwan Semiconductor 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.

Taiwan Semiconductor 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, Taiwan Semiconductor Co's Interest Expense was NT$-119 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$1,248 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3,548 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*1248.385/-118.52
=10.53

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Taiwan Semiconductor Co's Interest Expense was NT$-45 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$345 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3,548 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*345.431/-44.961
=7.68

* 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.


Taiwan Semiconductor Co  (ROCO:5425) 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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Taiwan Semiconductor Co Business Description

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Address
Beixin Road, 11 Floor, No. 205, Section 3, Xindian District, New Taipei, TWN, 231
Taiwan Semiconductor Co Ltd is a company that is mainly engaged in the manufacturing and sale of semiconductor devices. The company's segment includes Rectifiers and Bar Code Printers. It generates maximum revenue from the Bar Code Printers segment. Its products portfolio includes Bridge Rectifier, Diode, DIAC and Thyristor, ESD Protection, Photocoupler, Transistor, Hall Effect Sensor, Voltage Reference, Switching Regulator, Linear Voltage Regulator, Amplifier and Comparator and others.

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