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Usi (TPE:1304) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Usi 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. Usi's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-437 Mil. Usi's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-70 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 Usi's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1304' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.41   Med: 12.26   Max: 77.09
Current: 1.61


TPE:1304's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.79% of 1177 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.55 vs TPE:1304: 1.61

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


Usi Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Usi'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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Usi Interest Coverage Chart

Usi 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 10.28 31.06 77.09 26.63 6.01

Usi Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 11.49 8.33 5.58 - -

Competitive Comparison of Usi's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Usi'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.


Usi's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Usi's Interest Coverage falls into.



Usi 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.

Usi'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, Usi's Interest Expense was NT$-269 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$1,618 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$12,429 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1618.405/-269.302
=6.01

Usi's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Usi's Interest Expense was NT$-70 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-437 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$11,895 Mil.

Usi 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.


Usi  (TPE:1304) 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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Usi (TPE:1304) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 330, Fengren Road, Renwu District, Kaohsiung, TWN, 81449
Usi Corp is a Taiwan-based plastics company primarily engaged in the processing, manufacturing, and sales of raw materials used in the plastic products industry. The company's main product is polyethylene pellets. Its line of raw materials also includes plastic powder, cloths, tubes and skins, as well as catalyzers, chemicals, and processing equipment used in plastics production. The company provides additional technical services related to its plastic processing equipment. Other operations involve the licensing of proprietary technology and patents, and the production of other compounds unrelated to plastics. USI derives most of its revenue from Asia.

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