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Yieh United Steel (ROCO:9957) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Yieh United Steel 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. Yieh United Steel's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$-2,722 Mil. Yieh United Steel's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$-506 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Yieh United Steel's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ROCO:9957's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 5.99
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Yieh United Steel Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yieh United Steel'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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Yieh United Steel Interest Coverage Chart

Yieh United Steel Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Yieh United Steel Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 11.99 4.51 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Yieh United Steel's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Yieh United Steel'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.


Yieh United Steel's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Yieh United Steel's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Yieh United Steel's Interest Coverage falls into.



Yieh United Steel 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.

Yieh United Steel'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, Yieh United Steel's Interest Expense was NT$-1,004 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-3,324 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$12,072 Mil.

Yieh United Steel did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Yieh United Steel's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Yieh United Steel's Interest Expense was NT$-506 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-2,722 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$12,072 Mil.

Yieh United Steel did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Yieh United Steel  (ROCO:9957) 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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Yieh United Steel (ROCO:9957) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No.600, Xinglong St., Jiaxing Vil, Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, TWN, 82057
Yieh United Steel Corp operates as a steel manufacturer. The products of the company include stainless steel small steel embryo, cold rolled steel coil, stainless steel hot-rolled steel sheet, stainless steel hot rolled black steel coil, carbon steel small steel embryo, and carbon steel hot rolled crude steel coil.

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