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CHUCO Co (TSE:2139) Interest Coverage : 65.37 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CHUCO Co 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. CHUCO Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円65 Mil. CHUCO Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-1 Mil. CHUCO Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 65.37. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:2139' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 22.57   Med: 89.59   Max: 198.62
Current: 65.54


TSE:2139's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
71.82% of 614 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.615 vs TSE:2139: 65.54

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


CHUCO Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for CHUCO 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.

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CHUCO Co Interest Coverage Chart

CHUCO Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.83 - - 22.57 35.24

CHUCO Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 41.43 100.61 17.78 71.37 65.37

Competitive Comparison of CHUCO Co's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, CHUCO 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.


CHUCO Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, CHUCO Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



CHUCO Co 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.

CHUCO Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, CHUCO Co's Interest Expense was 円-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円189 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円479 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*189.409/-5.375
=35.24

CHUCO Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, CHUCO Co's Interest Expense was 円-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円65 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円567 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*65.497/-1.002
=65.37

* 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.


CHUCO Co  (TSE:2139) 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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CHUCO Co (TSE:2139) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Gifu prefecture, 27 Toho-machi 27, Gifu, JPN
CHUCO Co Ltd is engaged in distribution of free business magazine. It also has cross-media business and seminar events. Its cross-media business is the mobile version of community life information magazine. Events seminars business include planning and management, such as training, lectures and concerts, symposiums and seminars, the implementation of various public relations activities.

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