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Medical Imaging (ROCO:6637) Interest Coverage : 87.94 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Medical Imaging 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. Medical Imaging's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$59.8 Mil. Medical Imaging's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-0.7 Mil. Medical Imaging's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 87.94. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Medical Imaging's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:6637' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.24   Med: 24.25   Max: 81.46
Current: 81.46


ROCO:6637's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
70.89% of 79 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 10.6 vs ROCO:6637: 81.46

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


Medical Imaging Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Medical Imaging'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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Medical Imaging Interest Coverage Chart

Medical Imaging Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Medical Imaging Quarterly Data
Mar17 Jun17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 64.82 89.84 95.86 48.87 87.94

Competitive Comparison of Medical Imaging's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Medical Imaging'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.


Medical Imaging's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Medical Imaging's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Medical Imaging's Interest Coverage falls into.



Medical Imaging 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.

Medical Imaging'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, Medical Imaging's Interest Expense was NT$-2.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$211.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$82.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*211.66/-2.805
=75.46

Medical Imaging's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Medical Imaging's Interest Expense was NT$-0.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$59.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$67.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*59.796/-0.68
=87.94

* 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.


Medical Imaging  (ROCO:6637) 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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Medical Imaging (ROCO:6637) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Zhongxiao East Road, Xinyi District, 2nd Floor, 19th Floor, No. 510, Section 5, Taipei City, TWN
Medical Imaging Corp is a Taiwan based medical equipment company. It is engaged in medical equipment distribution, hospital equipment rental, and equipment maintenance.

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