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Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co (TPE:2027) Interest Coverage : 10.71 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Ta Chen Stainless Pipe 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. Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$3,104 Mil. Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$-290 Mil. Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 10.71. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:2027' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33   Med: 5.38   Max: 15.24
Current: 6.92


TPE:2027's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
57.27% of 447 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.26 vs TPE:2027: 6.92

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


Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ta Chen Stainless Pipe 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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Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co Interest Coverage Chart

Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Ta Chen Stainless Pipe 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 5.51 7.02 4.95 4.79 10.71

Competitive Comparison of Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Ta Chen Stainless Pipe 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.


Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Ta Chen Stainless Pipe 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.

Ta Chen Stainless Pipe 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, Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's Interest Expense was NT$-1,095 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$6,126 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$31,814 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*6126.282/-1094.946
=5.60

Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's Interest Expense was NT$-290 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$3,104 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$37,826 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*3104.251/-289.726
=10.71

* 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.


Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co  (TPE:2027) 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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Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co Business Description

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Address
No.125 Hsin-Tien 2nd Street, Hsin-Tien, Jeng-Teh, Tainan, TWN
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company that is engaged in manufacturing and distributing stainless steel, fasteners, steel strips, aluminum and others. The company's segment include: Stainless steel and aluminum segment that focuses on manufacturing and selling stainless steel pipes, stainless steel pipe fittings, as well as stainless steel plates (rolls), bars and aluminum products; Aluminum manufacturing segment focuses on manufacturing and selling aluminum rolling; Screws and nuts segment focuses on selling screws and nuts; and Other segments focuses on the manufacture and sale of curtains and decorations, interior decoration and manufacturing and mobile parts. Geographically, it operates in USA, Taiwan, China, and Others, where maximum revenue is generated from USA.

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