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Powertech Technology (TPE:6239) Interest Coverage : 28.15 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Powertech Technology 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. Powertech Technology's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$2,045 Mil. Powertech Technology's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-73 Mil. Powertech Technology's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 28.15. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TPE:6239' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21.97   Med: 33.36   Max: 63.44
Current: 26.45


TPE:6239's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
55.34% of 627 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 19.46 vs TPE:6239: 26.45

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


Powertech Technology Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Powertech Technology'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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Powertech Technology Interest Coverage Chart

Powertech Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.21 38.55 63.44 48.56 24.95

Powertech Technology Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 21.79 21.97 23.15 33.41 28.15

Competitive Comparison of Powertech Technology's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Powertech Technology'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.


Powertech Technology's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Powertech Technology 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.

Powertech Technology's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Powertech Technology's Interest Expense was NT$-327 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$8,153 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$24,512 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*8153.038/-326.792
=24.95

Powertech Technology's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Powertech Technology's Interest Expense was NT$-73 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$2,045 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$19,354 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*2044.565/-72.619
=28.15

* 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.


Powertech Technology  (TPE:6239) 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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Powertech Technology (TPE:6239) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No.10, Datong Road, HuKou, Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hsinchu, TWN, 30352
Powertech Technology Inc is mainly engaged in the manufacturing, packaging, testing, researching and developing, designing, assembling and selling of various integrated circuit products. PTI also provides semiconductor testing and assembly services on a turnkey basis, in which PTI buys fabricated wafers and sells tested and assembled semiconductors. Geographically, the majority of revenue is derived from Japan & Taiwan. The company serves international customers with services including chip bumping, chip probing, IC assembly, final testing, burn-in, and system-level assembly.

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