Apogee Optocom CoTPE:6426 -1.55%54 Interest Coverage is 114.94 as of Dec. 2025, which is 168% above its 10-year median of 42.86. GuruFocus rates TPE:6426 with a GF Score™ of 54/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$88.88 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,672 Hardware companies, Apogee Optocom Co ranks worse than 59808.55% on this metric.
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. Apogee Optocom Co's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$11.7 Mil. Apogee Optocom Co's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was NT$-0.1 Mil.
Apogee Optocom Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 114.94.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Apogee Optocom Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
TPE:6426's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 13.73 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
Apogee Optocom Co (TPE:6426) 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 .
Apogee Optocom Co Interest Coverage Related Terms
Apogee Optocom Co Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Apogee Optocom 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.
TPE:6426 vs CSCO, CIEN, MSI: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Apogee Optocom 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.
Apogee Optocom Co Interest Coverage vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Apogee Optocom Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Apogee Optocom Co's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
* 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.
Apogee Optocom Co (TPE:6426) has a Interest Coverage of 114.94 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Apogee Optocom Co and its competitors. This is 168% above median its historical median of 42.86. According to the industry distribution chart, Apogee Optocom Co ranks #999999 out of 1672 companies in the Hardware industry.
Is Apogee Optocom Co's Interest Coverage too high?
Apogee Optocom Co's current Interest Coverage of 114.94 is 168% above median its 10-year median of 42.86. The Hardware industry median Interest Coverage is 13.73. Apogee Optocom Co's value of 114.94 is 737.1% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Apogee Optocom Co ranks #999999 out of 1672 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Apogee Optocom Co has a GF Score™ of 54/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Apogee Optocom Co's Interest Coverage compare to CSCO and CIEN?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Apogee Optocom Co ranks #999999 out of 1672 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Apogee Optocom Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 13.73. Apogee Optocom Co's value of 114.94 is 737.1% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 42.86 vs. the industry median of 13.73, Apogee Optocom Co has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Hardware company?
The median Interest Coverage among Hardware companies is 13.73, based on 1,672 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Apogee Optocom Co's current Interest Coverage of 114.94 is 737.1% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Apogee Optocom Co and its competitors. For the Hardware industry, the median Interest Coverage is 13.73 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Apogee Optocom Co's current Interest Coverage is 114.94, which is 168% above median its own 10-year median of 42.86. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Apogee Optocom Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Apogee Optocom Co (TPE:6426) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$88.88, compared to a current price of NT$190.00 — trading 113.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 114.94, which is 168% above median its 10-year median of 42.86 and 737.1% above the Hardware industry median of 13.73. Apogee Optocom Co's overall GF Score™ is 54/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Apogee Optocom Co (TPE:6426), the current Interest Coverage is 114.94 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Apogee Optocom Co (TPE:6426) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Apogee Optocom Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of NT$190.00 is trading 113.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$88.88.
GuruFocus considers Apogee Optocom Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for TPE:6426:
Interest Coverage: 114.94 (168% above median its 10-year median of 42.86)
GF Value™: NT$88.88 vs. price of NT$190.00 (113.8% above fair value)
Industry Position: 737.1% above the Hardware median (#999999 of 1672)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:6426 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Apogee Optocom Co Ltd is a communication component manufacturer based in Taiwan. Its product offerings mainly include thin-film filters for active optical communication components (E-PON, G-PON) and thin-film filters for passive optical communication components (CWDM, DWDM). Additionally, Group is involved in optical and functional thin film processing, and offers optical filters for 1.6T Gbps optical communication modules, co-packaged optics coating applications, and bandpass filters for mid-infrared (MIR) sensors. It also offers measurement instruments like white light interferometers, spectrometers, and mid and far-infrared spectrometers. The Group's reportable operating segments are: the parent company, which derives key revenue, and Subsidiary. Geographically, its key market is China.
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