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Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co (TPE:1413) Interest Coverage : 1.23 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Hung Chou Fiber Ind 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. Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$7 Mil. Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$-6 Mil. Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.23. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TPE:1413's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry.
Industry Median: 5.015
* 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.


Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hung Chou Fiber Ind 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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Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co Interest Coverage Chart

Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Hung Chou Fiber Ind 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 - - 0.64 0.26 1.23

Competitive Comparison of Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co's Interest Coverage

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Hung Chou Fiber Ind 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.


Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Hung Chou Fiber Ind 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.

Hung Chou Fiber Ind 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, Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co's Interest Expense was NT$-20 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-26 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$701 Mil.

Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co's Interest Expense was NT$-6 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$685 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*7.026/-5.722
=1.23

* 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.


Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co  (TPE:1413) 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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Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co Business Description

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Address
Ruigang Road, 7th Floor, No. 607, NASDAQ Building, Neihu District, Taipei, TWN
Hung Chou Fiber Ind Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based polyester filament manufacturer. The company manufactures polyester chips, yarn, and finished fabrics. The products of the company are polyester filament, polyester chips, yarn, and others. It is mainly involved in the production and trading of polyester fibers and operates in a single segment. Geographically, a majority of its revenue is derived from Taiwan.

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