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Hsin Tai Gas (ROCO:8917) Interest Coverage : 1,727.39 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Hsin Tai Gas 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. Hsin Tai Gas's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was NT$130 Mil. Hsin Tai Gas's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was NT$-0 Mil. Hsin Tai Gas's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1,727.39. 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. Hsin Tai Gas Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hsin Tai Gas's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:8917' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1321.09   Med: 5828.06   Max: 154761
Current: 1402.61


ROCO:8917's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
97.62% of 463 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.8 vs ROCO:8917: 1402.61

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


Hsin Tai Gas Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hsin Tai Gas'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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Hsin Tai Gas Interest Coverage Chart

Hsin Tai Gas Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,656.11 1,495.08 1,321.09 1,573.71 1,566.36

Hsin Tai Gas Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 1,877.04 1,620.64 1,045.24 1,281.40 1,727.39

Competitive Comparison of Hsin Tai Gas's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Hsin Tai Gas'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.


Hsin Tai Gas's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Hsin Tai Gas's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hsin Tai Gas's Interest Coverage falls into.



Hsin Tai Gas 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.

Hsin Tai Gas'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, Hsin Tai Gas's Interest Expense was NT$-0 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$446 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$11 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*446.413/-0.285
=1,566.36

Hsin Tai Gas's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2024, Hsin Tai Gas's Interest Expense was NT$-0 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$130 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*129.554/-0.075
=1,727.39

* 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.


Hsin Tai Gas  (ROCO:8917) 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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Hsin Tai Gas Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 221, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Tucheng District, New Taipei City, TWN
Hsin Tai Gas Corp is engaged in natural gas supply, natural gas transmission system construction, sale and installation of gas meters, and office building rental business. The company provides natural gases mainly to families, government organizations, and other areas. It operates its business mainly in New Taipei City.

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