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Chieftek Precision Co (TPE:1597) Interest Coverage : 3.50 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Chieftek Precision 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. Chieftek Precision Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$25 Mil. Chieftek Precision Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-7 Mil. Chieftek Precision Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.50. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chieftek Precision Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1597' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.02   Med: 21.2   Max: 69.28
Current: 6.28


TPE:1597's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
67.41% of 2298 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.69 vs TPE:1597: 6.28

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


Chieftek Precision Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chieftek Precision 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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Chieftek Precision Co Interest Coverage Chart

Chieftek Precision Co 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 18.11 24.28 69.28 47.14 10.75

Chieftek Precision Co 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 19.72 8.96 3.10 - 3.50

Competitive Comparison of Chieftek Precision Co's Interest Coverage

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Chieftek Precision 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.


Chieftek Precision Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Chieftek Precision Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chieftek Precision Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Chieftek Precision 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.

Chieftek Precision Co'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, Chieftek Precision Co's Interest Expense was NT$-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$122 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$926 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*121.657/-11.313
=10.75

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Chieftek Precision Co's Interest Expense was NT$-7 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$25 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,006 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*24.792/-7.087
=3.50

* 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.


Chieftek Precision Co  (TPE:1597) 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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Chieftek Precision Co (TPE:1597) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Number 3, Dali 1st Road, Sourthern taiwan Science Park, Xinshi District, Tainan, TWN, 741-45
Chieftek Precision Co Ltd engages in the manufacture and sale of the ball and roller bearings The Company engages in the research, development, manufacture and sales of miniature linear guides, miniature ball screws, miniature linear modules, electro-optics equipment and semiconductor process equipment. It involves in manufacture of miniature linear motion components. Its products include Standard 4-Row Ball Bearing Linear Guide, Wide 4-Row Ball Bearing Linear Guide, Miniature Linear Guide, ST Miniature Stroke Slide Series, and Ironless Linear Motor. Its products are applied in the industries requiring precise positioning applications, such as precision machinery, automation equipment, various power transmission applications, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and medical equipment.

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