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Qualipoly Chemical (TPE:4722) Interest Coverage : 14.49 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Qualipoly Chemical 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. Qualipoly Chemical's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$46 Mil. Qualipoly Chemical's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$-3 Mil. Qualipoly Chemical's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 14.49. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TPE:4722' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.9   Med: 42.58   Max: 172.53
Current: 20.83


TPE:4722's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
63.77% of 1187 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.67 vs TPE:4722: 20.83

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


Qualipoly Chemical Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qualipoly Chemical'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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Qualipoly Chemical Interest Coverage Chart

Qualipoly Chemical 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 172.53 93.46 26.77 14.90 20.83

Qualipoly Chemical 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 20.57 21.09 26.16 21.31 14.49

Competitive Comparison of Qualipoly Chemical's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Qualipoly Chemical'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.


Qualipoly Chemical's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Qualipoly Chemical 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.

Qualipoly Chemical'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, Qualipoly Chemical's Interest Expense was NT$-12 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$259 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,255 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*259.191/-12.441
=20.83

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Qualipoly Chemical's Interest Expense was NT$-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$46 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,255 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*45.592/-3.147
=14.49

* 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.


Qualipoly Chemical  (TPE:4722) 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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Qualipoly Chemical Business Description

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Address
No .2, Yeong Gong 5th Road, Yeong An District, Kaohshung City, TWN, 82841
Qualipoly Chemical Corp is a manufacturer of composite resin products. The company manufactures and sells UV curable materials, unsaturated polyester resins (UP resins), and synthetic resins with various usages, etc. Company products include: UV curable material, which is the latest chemicals, which are broadly adopted in high-tech industries or new applications in traditional industries, offering a comprehensive product line for UV curing products, including monomers, oligomers, additives, varnishes, etc; The UP resins are fundamental industrial products to manufacture FRP, Gelcoat, Casting products such as yachts, tanks, artificial marble, etc; Coating Resins are mainly used to protect surfaces while adding an aesthetic impression and Others like Foundry Resins, Insulating Varnish, etc.

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