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Nankai Chemical Co (TSE:4040) Interest Coverage : 36.09 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Nankai Chemical 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. Nankai Chemical Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円397 Mil. Nankai Chemical Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-11 Mil. Nankai Chemical Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 36.09. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:4040' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.65   Med: 14.06   Max: 38.86
Current: 38.86


TSE:4040's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
75.62% of 1177 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.88 vs TSE:4040: 38.86

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


Nankai Chemical Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nankai Chemical 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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Nankai Chemical Co Interest Coverage Chart

Nankai Chemical Co Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
14.06 13.65 18.95

Nankai Chemical Co Quarterly Data
Mar21 Mar22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial N/A 34.30 51.91 32.10 36.09

Competitive Comparison of Nankai Chemical Co's Interest Coverage

For the Chemicals subindustry, Nankai Chemical 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.


Nankai Chemical Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Nankai Chemical Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nankai Chemical 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.

Nankai Chemical 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, Nankai Chemical Co's Interest Expense was 円-42 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円796 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円3,378 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*796/-42
=18.95

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Nankai Chemical Co's Interest Expense was 円-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円397 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,719 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*397/-11
=36.09

* 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.


Nankai Chemical Co  (TSE:4040) 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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Nankai Chemical Co (TSE:4040) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1-12-19 Minamihorie, Yotsubashi Star Building, Nishi-ku, Osaka, JPN, 550-0015
Nankai Chemical Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and sales of chemical products, agricultural products, quasi-drugs and food additives. collecting, transporting, and recycling of industrial wastes.

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