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Chang Wah Technology Co (ROCO:6548) Interest Coverage : 13.69 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Chang Wah Technology 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. Chang Wah Technology Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$410 Mil. Chang Wah Technology Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$-30 Mil. Chang Wah Technology Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 13.69. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ROCO:6548' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.69   Med: 37.19   Max: No Debt
Current: 14.8


ROCO:6548's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
56.95% of 604 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 20 vs ROCO:6548: 14.80

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


Chang Wah Technology Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chang Wah Technology 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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Chang Wah Technology Co Interest Coverage Chart

Chang Wah Technology 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 23.86 50.86 66.15 15.50 14.69

Chang Wah Technology 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 13.00 15.18 15.80 14.54 13.69

Competitive Comparison of Chang Wah Technology Co's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Chang Wah Technology 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.


Chang Wah Technology Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Chang Wah Technology Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Chang Wah Technology 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.

Chang Wah Technology 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, Chang Wah Technology Co's Interest Expense was NT$-113 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$1,653 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$4,523 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*1653.388/-112.588
=14.69

Chang Wah Technology Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Chang Wah Technology Co's Interest Expense was NT$-30 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$410 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$5,370 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*410.172/-29.956
=13.69

* 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.


Chang Wah Technology Co  (ROCO:6548) 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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Chang Wah Technology Co Business Description

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Address
No. 24, Kaifa Road, Nanzi District, Kaohsiung, TWN, 811
Chang Wah Technology Co Ltd mainly manufactures industrial plastic products and electronics components, and sells electronics components and machinery, and tools. It focuses on manufacturing semiconductor frames, offering different products such as IC-Pin Lead Frame, IC-Leadless Lead Frame, IC-Special surface treatment, EMC lead frame, and PreMold lead frame. Along with its subsidiaries, the company operates in the following reportable segments: CWTC, CWTS, SHAP, Shing Zheng Investment, SHEC, SHPC, SHS, MSHE, WSP, and CWES. Maximum revenue is generated from its CWTC segment. Geographically, the group generates maximum revenue from Taiwan, followed by Asia (excluding Taiwan), and other regions.

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