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C-Media Electronics (ROCO:6237) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is C-Media Electronics 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. C-Media Electronics's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-21.0 Mil. C-Media Electronics's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-0.0 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 C-Media Electronics's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ROCO:6237's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 20.52
* 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.


C-Media Electronics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for C-Media Electronics'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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C-Media Electronics Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of C-Media Electronics's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, C-Media Electronics'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.


C-Media Electronics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, C-Media Electronics's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where C-Media Electronics's Interest Coverage falls into.



C-Media Electronics 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.

C-Media Electronics'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, C-Media Electronics's Interest Expense was NT$-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-188.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3.2 Mil.

C-Media Electronics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

C-Media Electronics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, C-Media Electronics's Interest Expense was NT$-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-21.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2.6 Mil.

C-Media Electronics 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.


C-Media Electronics  (ROCO:6237) 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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C-Media Electronics (ROCO:6237) Business Description

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Address
6F No.100, Sec. 4 Civil Boulevard, Taipei, TWN, 106
C-Media Electronics Inc is a Taiwan based Integrated circuits design house. Its products are used in motherboards, notebooks, sound cards, and digital televisions, as well as in information appliances, such as PC-based DVD players. In addition, it is also involved in the provision of information software services. All the activities are carried out through the region of Taiwan.

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