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Sentien Printing Factory Co (ROCO:8410) Interest Coverage : 29.59 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Sentien Printing Factory 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. Sentien Printing Factory Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$28 Mil. Sentien Printing Factory Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$-1 Mil. Sentien Printing Factory Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 29.59. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Sentien Printing Factory Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

ROCO:8410' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 28.89   Med: 78.02   Max: 239.39
Current: 51.58


ROCO:8410's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
78.67% of 1186 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.72 vs ROCO:8410: 51.58

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


Sentien Printing Factory Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sentien Printing Factory 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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Sentien Printing Factory Co Interest Coverage Chart

Sentien Printing Factory Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Sentien Printing Factory 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 23.92 59.94 63.28 49.99 29.59

Competitive Comparison of Sentien Printing Factory Co's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sentien Printing Factory 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.


Sentien Printing Factory Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sentien Printing Factory Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sentien Printing Factory Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Sentien Printing Factory 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.

Sentien Printing Factory 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, Sentien Printing Factory Co's Interest Expense was NT$-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$220 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$144 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*219.823/-4.501
=48.84

Sentien Printing Factory Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Sentien Printing Factory Co's Interest Expense was NT$-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$28 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$141 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*28.08/-0.949
=29.59

* 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.


Sentien Printing Factory Co  (ROCO:8410) 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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Sentien Printing Factory Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 85, Keji 5th Road, Annan District, Tainan, TWN, 709
Sentien Printing Factory Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company. The business of the company is in-mold film printing for the cover of consumer electronics products and heat transfer film for cases of related electronics or plastic products, including design, manufacturing, and related import-export business activities. The Company has one reportable segment and is mainly engaged in single-product manufacturing and selling of Heat Transfer Film/In-mold decoration film. Its geographic markets are Taiwan, Mainland China, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Others. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Mainland China.

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