Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co (ROCO:7820) Interest Coverage: 7.96 (As of Dec. 2025) — Near Median

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ROCO:7820 Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co Ltd ROCO:7820
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What is Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co Interest Coverage?

Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co ROCO:7820 +2.29% 21 Interest Coverage is 7.96 as of Dec. 2025, which is 4% below its 10-year median of 8.29. GuruFocus rates ROCO:7820 with a GF Score™ of 21/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 161 Waste Management companies, Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co ranks better than 54.04% on this metric.

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. Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$19.6 Mil. Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$-2.5 Mil. Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 7.96. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ROCO:7820' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.35   Med: 8.29   Max: 12.92
Current: 7.65


ROCO:7820's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
54.04% of 161 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 5.87 vs ROCO:7820: 7.65

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


Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co  (ROCO:7820) 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 .


Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co Interest Coverage Related Terms


Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Liying Environmental Protection 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.

Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co Interest Coverage Chart

Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 12.92 12.68 5.35 7.94 8.29

Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.98 12.92 N/A 7.34 7.96

ROCO:7820 vs WM, RSG, WCN: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Liying Environmental Protection 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.


Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co Interest Coverage vs Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Liying Environmental Protection 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.

Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025, Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's Interest Expense was NT$-9.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$80.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$453.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2025 )
=-1*80.214/-9.676
=8.29

Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2025, Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's Interest Expense was NT$-2.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$19.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$453.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=-1*19.585/-2.461
=7.96

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Interest Coverage →
What does a Interest Coverage of 7.96 mean?
Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co (ROCO:7820) has a Interest Coverage of 7.96 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 8.29. Over the past decade, Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's Interest Coverage has ranged from 5.35 to 12.92. According to the industry distribution chart, Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co ranks #74 out of 161 companies in the Waste Management industry, placing it in the top 46%.
Is Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's Interest Coverage too high?
Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's current Interest Coverage of 7.96 is near median its 10-year median of 8.29. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 5.35 to a high of 12.92. The Waste Management industry median Interest Coverage is 5.87. Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's value of 7.96 is 35.6% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co ranks #74 out of 161 companies in the Waste Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co has a GF Score™ of 21/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's Interest Coverage compare to WM and RSG?
According to the Waste Management industry distribution chart, Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co ranks #74 out of 161 companies for Interest Coverage. This puts Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 5.87. Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's value of 7.96 is 35.6% above this benchmark. Historically, Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 5.35 to 12.92 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 8.29 vs. the industry median of 5.87, Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Waste Management company?
The median Interest Coverage among Waste Management companies is 5.87, based on 161 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's current Interest Coverage of 7.96 is 35.6% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co and its competitors. For the Waste Management industry, the median Interest Coverage is 5.87 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's current Interest Coverage is 7.96, which is near median its own 10-year median of 8.29. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co stock overvalued right now?
Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co (ROCO:7820) has a current Interest Coverage of 7.96. The current Interest Coverage is 7.96, which is near median its 10-year median of 8.29 and 35.6% above the Waste Management industry median of 5.87. Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co's overall GF Score™ is 21/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co (ROCO:7820), the current Interest Coverage is 7.96 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co Business Description

Address No.7 ,Gongye 2nd Road, Pingzhen District, Taoyuan, TWN, 324403
Liying Environmental Protection Technology Co Ltd is engaged in Waste hydrofluoric acid and calcium fluoride sludge recycling technology services and artificial fluorite. The group receives and processes industrial waste calcium fluoride sludge from domestic semiconductor, panel, and solar cell companies monthly to produce artificial fluorite, a raw material necessary for steelmaking, through reuse processes.
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