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Formosan Rubber Group (TPE:2107) Interest Coverage : 27.56 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Formosan Rubber Group 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. Formosan Rubber Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$130 Mil. Formosan Rubber Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was NT$-5 Mil. Formosan Rubber Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 27.56. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Formosan Rubber Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:2107' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.48   Med: 21.77   Max: 155.99
Current: 17.37


TPE:2107's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
60.99% of 1187 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.67 vs TPE:2107: 17.37

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


Formosan Rubber Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Formosan Rubber Group'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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Formosan Rubber Group Interest Coverage Chart

Formosan Rubber Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Formosan Rubber Group 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 7.15 12.86 17.11 12.79 27.56

Competitive Comparison of Formosan Rubber Group's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Formosan Rubber Group'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.


Formosan Rubber Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Formosan Rubber Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Formosan Rubber Group's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Formosan Rubber Group 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.

Formosan Rubber Group'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, Formosan Rubber Group's Interest Expense was NT$-20 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$248 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$17 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*247.746/-20.158
=12.29

Formosan Rubber Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Formosan Rubber Group's Interest Expense was NT$-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$130 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$15 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*130.214/-4.725
=27.56

* 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.


Formosan Rubber Group  (TPE:2107) 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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Formosan Rubber Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Hankou Street, 8th Floor, No. 82, Section 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, TWN
Formosan Rubber Group Inc produces and markets rubber sheets, plastic sheets, plastic foam sheets, and PVC resin sheets, as well as the relevant materials. It is also engaged in the property development business and the leasing, sale, and management operations for its own properties and land. It has three revenue sources that includes Net sales revenue, Construction revenue, and Rental and logistics revenue.

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