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Professional Computer Technology (ROCO:6270) Interest Coverage : 1.86 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Professional Computer Technology 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. Professional Computer Technology's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$6 Mil. Professional Computer Technology's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$-3 Mil. Professional Computer Technology's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.86. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Professional Computer Technology's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:6270' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.58   Med: 107.19   Max: No Debt
Current: 3.42


ROCO:6270's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
80.3% of 604 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 20 vs ROCO:6270: 3.42

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


Professional Computer Technology Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Professional Computer Technology'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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Professional Computer Technology Interest Coverage Chart

Professional Computer Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Professional Computer Technology 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 - 1.93 2.49 7.18 1.86

Competitive Comparison of Professional Computer Technology's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Professional Computer Technology'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.


Professional Computer Technology's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Professional Computer Technology's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Professional Computer Technology's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Professional Computer Technology 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.

Professional Computer Technology'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, Professional Computer Technology's Interest Expense was NT$-12 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*6.863/-11.744
=0.58

Professional Computer Technology's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Professional Computer Technology's Interest Expense was NT$-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*5.853/-3.142
=1.86

* 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.


Professional Computer Technology  (ROCO:6270) 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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Professional Computer Technology Business Description

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Address
No. 75, Xintai 5th Road, 5th Floor, Section 1, Xizhi District, New Taipei City, TWN, 221
Professional Computer Technology Ltd is a Taiwan-based company mainly engaged in programming, processing, testing, and trading of computer and electronic products and parts. The segments of the company include: Own brand: Includes purchase of raw materials, OEM, and sales; Agent brand: Includes purchase and sales of merchandise; Channels: Includes logistics services; and Other segments: Includes investment business and sales of other products. It derives maximum revenue from the Agent brand segment. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from Mainland China, and also has a presence in Taiwan and other markets.

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