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Cathay Consolidated (TPE:1342) Interest Coverage : 400.81 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Cathay Consolidated 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. Cathay Consolidated's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was NT$142 Mil. Cathay Consolidated's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was NT$-0 Mil. Cathay Consolidated's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 400.81. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cathay Consolidated's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1342' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 25.27   Med: 58.24   Max: 523.39
Current: 523.39


TPE:1342's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
93.25% of 726 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 5.16 vs TPE:1342: 523.39

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


Cathay Consolidated Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cathay Consolidated'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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Cathay Consolidated Interest Coverage Chart

Cathay Consolidated Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 33.05 56.37 131.54 86.29 222.63

Cathay Consolidated 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 95.10 135.44 - 137.26 400.81

Competitive Comparison of Cathay Consolidated's Interest Coverage

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Cathay Consolidated'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.


Cathay Consolidated's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cathay Consolidated's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cathay Consolidated 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.

Cathay Consolidated'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, Cathay Consolidated's Interest Expense was NT$-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$615 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$437 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*615.362/-2.764
=222.63

Cathay Consolidated's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2024, Cathay Consolidated's Interest Expense was NT$-0 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$142 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$539 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*142.288/-0.355
=400.81

* 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.


Cathay Consolidated  (TPE:1342) 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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Cathay Consolidated Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Number 6, Dexing 4th Road, Yilan County, Dongshan Shiang, TWN, 26950
Cathay Consolidated Inc is a Taiwan-based company engaged in the manufacturing of TPU film, air mattresses, covers, laminated fabrics, and bladders. Its revenue mainly comes from the production and sale of functional fabrics. It operates in Taiwan, Asia, the Americas, Others, and the majority of its revenue comes from Asia. The main product of the Company is TPU film, air mattress, cover, laminated fabrics and bladder. The company's products are used in Aviation, Marine, Medical, Outdoor, and Industrial.

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