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MediaTek (TPE:2454) Interest Coverage : 141.19 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is MediaTek 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. MediaTek's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$21,408 Mil. MediaTek's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$-152 Mil. MediaTek's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 141.19. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. MediaTek Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

TPE:2454' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.26   Med: 60.09   Max: 560.96
Current: 225.81


TPE:2454's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
82.18% of 623 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 18.57 vs TPE:2454: 225.81

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


MediaTek Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for MediaTek'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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MediaTek Interest Coverage Chart

MediaTek Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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MediaTek 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 344.66 552.86 638.15 116.74 141.19

Competitive Comparison of MediaTek's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, MediaTek'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.


MediaTek's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, MediaTek's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MediaTek's Interest Coverage falls into.


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MediaTek 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.

MediaTek'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, MediaTek's Interest Expense was NT$-453 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$102,356 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$8,375 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*102355.856/-453.291
=225.81

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, MediaTek's Interest Expense was NT$-152 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$21,408 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$8,375 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*21408.345/-151.627
=141.19

* 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.


MediaTek  (TPE:2454) 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 .


MediaTek Interest Coverage Related Terms

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MediaTek Business Description

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Address
No. 1, Dusing 1st Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu City, TWN, 30078
Founded in 1997, MediaTek is a fabless semiconductor designer focusing on solutions for smartphones, digital televisions, and connectivity products. The business is divided into three segments. The first is "mobile," which accounts for more than half of sales, where MediaTek is the second-largest third-party supplier of smartphone SoCs to the likes of Xiaomi and Vivo. The second is "smart edge," which accounts for just over 40% of sales, that covers most devices other than smartphones. The third is "power IC" that includes power management products for mobile devices, data centers, connectivity devices and more. Mediatek is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan and employs about 22,000 people.

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