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Nihon Chouzai Co (TSE:3341) Interest Coverage : 5.74 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Nihon Chouzai 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. Nihon Chouzai Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 円660 Mil. Nihon Chouzai Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 円-115 Mil. Nihon Chouzai Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 5.74. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:3341' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.4   Med: 18.77   Max: 28.52
Current: 15.86


TSE:3341's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
62.7% of 429 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 8.17 vs TSE:3341: 15.86

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


Nihon Chouzai Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nihon Chouzai 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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Nihon Chouzai Co Interest Coverage Chart

Nihon Chouzai Co Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Interest Coverage
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Nihon Chouzai Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of Nihon Chouzai Co's Interest Coverage

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Nihon Chouzai 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.


Nihon Chouzai Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Nihon Chouzai Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Nihon Chouzai 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.

Nihon Chouzai Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025, Nihon Chouzai Co's Interest Expense was 円-460 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円6,240 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円43,956 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*6240/-460
=13.57

Nihon Chouzai Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Nihon Chouzai Co's Interest Expense was 円-115 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円660 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円43,328 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*660/-115
=5.74

* 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.


Nihon Chouzai Co  (TSE:3341) 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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Nihon Chouzai Co Business Description

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Address
Sapporo Odori Nishi Front Park 8 floors 7-1, Tokyo, JPN
Nihon Chouzai Co Ltd operates in the pharmaceutical industry. The company is organized into segments: Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Sales, and Healthcare Staffing Services and operates mainly from Japan. Through its operating segments, the firm manages a chain of pharmacies nationwide, manufactures and sells generic drugs, and provides staffing services that are specialized in pharmacy.

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