Tea Life Co (TSE:3172) Interest Coverage: N/A (As of Jan. 2026)

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TSE:3172 Tea Life Co Ltd TSE:3172
61 GF Score
Price 円1,163.00
GF Value 円779.00
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Tea Life 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. Tea Life Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2026 was 円0 Mil. Tea Life Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2026 was 円0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. 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. Tea Life Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

TSE:3172' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 77.33   Med: 433   Max: 1999.13
Current: 77.33


TSE:3172's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
86.29% of 824 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.46 vs TSE:3172: 77.33

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


Tea Life Co  (TSE:3172) 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 .


Tea Life Co Interest Coverage Related Terms


Tea Life Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Tea Life 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.

Tea Life Co Interest Coverage Chart

Tea Life Co Annual Data
Trend Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24 Jul25
Interest Coverage
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Tea Life Co Quarterly Data
Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
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TSE:3172 vs AMZN, BABA, PDD: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Tea Life 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.


Tea Life Co Interest Coverage vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Tea Life Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


TSE:3172
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Tea Life 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.

Tea Life Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2025, Tea Life Co's Interest Expense was 円-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円459 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円819 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jul. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Jul. 2025 )
=-1*459/-4
=114.75

Tea Life Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2026, Tea Life Co's Interest Expense was 円0 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円777 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Tea Life Co's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.

Is Tea Life Co (TSE:3172) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tea Life Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円1,163.00 is trading 49.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円779.00. GuruFocus considers Tea Life Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:3172:

  • Interest Coverage: N/A
  • GF Value™: 円779.00 vs. price of 円1,163.00 (49.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 61/100 with 3 warning signs

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Tea Life Co Business Description

Address 118 Ushio, Shizuoka Prefecture, Shimada, JPN, 428-8651
Tea Life Co Ltd is a Japan-based company involved in retail operations, wholesale distribution to mail-order companies and retail stores, as well as real estate leasing. The company operates through three reportable segments: the Wholesale Business, which supplies daily essentials and communication-related products to corporate clients; the Retail Business, which sells health foods, cosmetics, baby goods, and children's furniture directly to consumers through e-commerce channels; and the Property Management Business, which manages the leasing of company-owned properties and handles logistics-related real estate services. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Wholesale segment.
61GF Score

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円1,163.00
Price
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