HOKKO Chemical Industry Co (TSE:4992) Interest Coverage: N/A (As of May. 2026)

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TSE:4992 HOKKO Chemical Industry Co Ltd TSE:4992
79 GF Score
Price 円2,002.00
GF Value 円1,233.66
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is HOKKO Chemical Industry 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. HOKKO Chemical Industry Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in May. 2026 was 円0 Mil. HOKKO Chemical Industry Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in May. 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.

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

TSE:4992' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 23.92   Med: 74.77   Max: 252.48
Current: 252.48

TSE:4992's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
92% of 200 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 7.24 vs TSE:4992: 252.48

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

HOKKO Chemical Industry Co  (TSE:4992) 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 .

HOKKO Chemical Industry Co Interest Coverage Related Terms

HOKKO Chemical Industry Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for HOKKO Chemical Industry 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.

HOKKO Chemical Industry Co Interest Coverage Chart

HOKKO Chemical Industry Co Annual Data
Trend Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24 Nov25
Interest Coverage
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HOKKO Chemical Industry Co Quarterly Data
May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26
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TSE:4992 vs CTVA, CF, MOS: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, HOKKO Chemical Industry 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.

HOKKO Chemical Industry Co Interest Coverage vs Agriculture Industry

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

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


TSE:4992
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HOKKO Chemical Industry 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.

HOKKO Chemical Industry Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2025, HOKKO Chemical Industry Co's Interest Expense was 円-21 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円4,913 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Nov. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Nov. 2025 )
=-1*4913/-21
=233.95

HOKKO Chemical Industry Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in May. 2026, HOKKO Chemical Industry 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1,000 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate HOKKO Chemical Industry 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 HOKKO Chemical Industry Co (TSE:4992) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, HOKKO Chemical Industry Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円2,002.00 is trading 62.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円1,233.66. GuruFocus considers HOKKO Chemical Industry Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:4992:

  • Interest Coverage: N/A
  • GF Value™: 円1,233.66 vs. price of 円2,002.00 (62.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 3 warning signs

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HOKKO Chemical Industry Co Business Description

Address 1-5-4,Nihonbashi-Honcho, Sumitomo Fudosan Nihonbashi Building, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-8341
HOKKO Chemical Industry Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of crop protection products. The company manufactures and sells safe and effective agricultural chemicals to ensure crop protection from seed treatment to harvesting. Its products include insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides for paddy rice, vegetable crops, and fruit orchards. Its Fine Chemicals Products include Organophosphines and those derivatives, Functional Styrenes, Grignard Reagents, Alcohols, those derivatives and others. It also operates in the textile materials business.
79GF Score

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円2,002.00
Price
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