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Mayer Steel Pipe (TPE:2020) Interest Coverage : 10.42 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Mayer Steel Pipe 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. Mayer Steel Pipe's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$108 Mil. Mayer Steel Pipe's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$-10 Mil. Mayer Steel Pipe's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 10.42. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mayer Steel Pipe's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:2020' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 7.46   Max: 15.23
Current: 11.45


TPE:2020's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
67.1% of 462 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.515 vs TPE:2020: 11.45

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


Mayer Steel Pipe Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mayer Steel Pipe'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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Mayer Steel Pipe Interest Coverage Chart

Mayer Steel Pipe Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.10 11.21 2.99 8.15 11.45

Mayer Steel Pipe Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 10.15 11.61 14.13 9.69 10.42

Competitive Comparison of Mayer Steel Pipe's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Mayer Steel Pipe'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.


Mayer Steel Pipe's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Mayer Steel Pipe's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mayer Steel Pipe's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Mayer Steel Pipe 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.

Mayer Steel Pipe'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, Mayer Steel Pipe's Interest Expense was NT$-42 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$478 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$466 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*478.23/-41.77
=11.45

Mayer Steel Pipe's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Mayer Steel Pipe's Interest Expense was NT$-10 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$108 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$466 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*107.509/-10.319
=10.42

* 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.


Mayer Steel Pipe  (TPE:2020) 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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Mayer Steel Pipe Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 2-1, Section 3, Minquan East Road, 12th Floor, Zhongshan District, Taipei, TWN, 10477
Mayer Steel Pipe Corp is engaged in the steel industry. The main business of the company and its divisions are specialized in the manufacture and sale of black steel pipes, galvanized steel pipes, and stainless steel coils for pipes. The company has five reportable segments which include the Steel department, Real estate investment department, Investment department, Mineral trade department, and Hotel services department. The majority of the revenue comes from the Steel department which is engaged in the production and sales of black steel pipes, zinc-coated steel pipes, and stainless-steel coils for pipes. Geographically it generates maximum revenue from Taiwan and the rest from Vietnam, Thailand, and other regions.

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