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Cathay Chemical Works (TPE:1713) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Cathay Chemical Works 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 Chemical Works's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$-17.4 Mil. Cathay Chemical Works's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$-0.0 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 Cathay Chemical Works's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TPE:1713's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 9.72
* 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.


Cathay Chemical Works Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cathay Chemical Works'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 Chemical Works Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Cathay Chemical Works's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Cathay Chemical Works'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 Chemical Works's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Cathay Chemical Works 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 Chemical Works'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, Cathay Chemical Works's Interest Expense was NT$-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-99.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0.8 Mil.

Cathay Chemical Works did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Cathay Chemical Works's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Cathay Chemical Works's Interest Expense was NT$-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-17.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0.5 Mil.

Cathay Chemical Works 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.


Cathay Chemical Works  (TPE:1713) 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 Chemical Works Business Description

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Address
Zhongxiao East Road, 12 Floor, No. 320, Section 4, Taipei, TWN
Cathay Chemical Works Inc operates in the specialty chemical industry. The company is in the business of manufacturing and sale of sodium hydrosulfite, zinc oxide, sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, zinc dust, and others.

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