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ShareHope Medicine Co (ROCO:8403) Interest Coverage : 2.64 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is ShareHope Medicine 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. ShareHope Medicine Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$33 Mil. ShareHope Medicine Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$-12 Mil. ShareHope Medicine Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.64. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ROCO:8403' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.28   Med: 9.3   Max: 35.47
Current: 3.52


ROCO:8403's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
69.23% of 91 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 7.15 vs ROCO:8403: 3.52

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


ShareHope Medicine Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ShareHope Medicine 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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ShareHope Medicine Co Interest Coverage Chart

ShareHope Medicine 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 35.47 12.07 8.83 2.28 3.25

ShareHope Medicine 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 1.62 3.20 1.48 6.20 2.64

Competitive Comparison of ShareHope Medicine Co's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, ShareHope Medicine 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.


ShareHope Medicine Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where ShareHope Medicine Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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ShareHope Medicine 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.

ShareHope Medicine 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, ShareHope Medicine Co's Interest Expense was NT$-58 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$189 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,204 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*189.436/-58.342
=3.25

ShareHope Medicine Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, ShareHope Medicine Co's Interest Expense was NT$-12 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$33 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,232 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*32.864/-12.435
=2.64

* 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.


ShareHope Medicine Co  (ROCO:8403) 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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ShareHope Medicine Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No.168 Chingkuo Road, 19th Floor, Taoyuan, TWN
ShareHope Medicine Co Ltd is engaged in wholesale and retail sales of medicines and hygiene materials, leasing of assets for medical institutions to undertake related medical services, and physical examinations for Taiwanese people and foreign labors, on-site medical support services, hemodialysis business management, ophthalmic medical management, clothing-related management services, manufacturing, processing and sales of various non-woven fabrics and management consulting for chain pharmacies in collaboration with medical institutions.

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