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Infocom (TSE:4348) Interest Coverage : 3,418.00 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Infocom 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. Infocom's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円3,418 Mil. Infocom's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円-1 Mil. Infocom's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3,418.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


TSE:4348's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 11.44
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Infocom Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Infocom'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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Infocom Interest Coverage Chart

Infocom Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8,211.00 10,812.00 N/A 8,526.00 3,261.33

Infocom Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 No Debt 2,361.00 2,189.00 3,418.00 No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Infocom's Interest Coverage

For the Publishing subindustry, Infocom'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.


Infocom's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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


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Infocom 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.

Infocom's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024, Infocom's Interest Expense was 円-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円9,784 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円19 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*9784/-3
=3,261.33

Infocom's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Infocom's Interest Expense was 円-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円3,418 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円19 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*3418/-1
=3,418.00

* 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.


Infocom  (TSE:4348) 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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Infocom Business Description

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2-34-17 Jingumae, Sumitomo Fudosan Harajuku Building, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-0001
Infocom Corp is a Japan-based company engaged in the provision of information technology (IT) solutions and information communication services. It connects people and improves businesses by offering a wide range of IT solutions and services for home and business. It operates through the business solution group and digital entertainment group segment. Under the business solution group segment, it provides self-developed software products such as CRM, PACS, and research tools, ERP and emergency confirmation systems for corporations, hospitals, and public institutions, and the Digital Entertainment group delights audiences with ebooks, mobile games, e-commerce sites, and other digital media. It generates maximum revenue from the Digital Entertainment segment.

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