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Good Finance Securities Co (ROCO:6021) Interest Coverage : 0.68 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Good Finance Securities 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. Good Finance Securities Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$30 Mil. Good Finance Securities Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$-45 Mil. Good Finance Securities Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.68. 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. Good Finance Securities Co Ltd interest coverage is 1.22, which is low.

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

ROCO:6021' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.22   Med: 6.57   Max: 19.18
Current: 1.22


ROCO:6021's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
90.41% of 459 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 20.1 vs ROCO:6021: 1.22

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


Good Finance Securities Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Good Finance Securities 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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Good Finance Securities Co Interest Coverage Chart

Good Finance Securities 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 19.18 14.60 3.94 1.35 1.65

Good Finance Securities 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 2.57 - 2.38 2.01 0.68

Competitive Comparison of Good Finance Securities Co's Interest Coverage

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Good Finance Securities 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.


Good Finance Securities Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Good Finance Securities Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Good Finance Securities Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Good Finance Securities 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.

Good Finance Securities 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, Good Finance Securities Co's Interest Expense was NT$-128 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$212 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,591 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*212.427/-128.435
=1.65

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Good Finance Securities Co's Interest Expense was NT$-45 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$30 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,702 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*30.266/-44.505
=0.68

* 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.


Good Finance Securities Co  (ROCO:6021) 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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Good Finance Securities Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Min-Sheng East Road, Section 2, 4th Floor, No. 174 and No. 176, Taipei, TWN
Good Finance Securities Co Ltd is a security company. The company operates its businesses through security brokerage, proprietary business, and underwriting, as well as futures trading business. It provides its services to individuals and corporate clients. The reportable segments of the Group are Client partner segment, Investment segment, Investment bank segment, Futures segment and others. Majority of revenue is generated from Client partner segment. Client partner segment is mainly responsible for securities commission agency and brokerage, followed by Investment segment which is responsible for securities dealing, bonds dealing, trading of financial instruments relating to interest rate and bills and bonds under repurchase or resale agreements.

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