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Chubu Steel Plate Co (TSE:5461) Interest Coverage : 3,127.00 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Chubu Steel Plate 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. Chubu Steel Plate Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円3,127 Mil. Chubu Steel Plate Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-1 Mil. Chubu Steel Plate Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3,127.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Chubu Steel Plate Co Ltd has no debt.

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

TSE:5461' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 225.57   Med: 611.3   Max: 2044.33
Current: 1774.5


TSE:5461's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
95.26% of 464 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.7 vs TSE:5461: 1774.50

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


Chubu Steel Plate Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chubu Steel Plate 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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Chubu Steel Plate Co Interest Coverage Chart

Chubu Steel Plate Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 563.00 931.20 515.40 926.17 2,044.33

Chubu Steel Plate Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 3,592.00 1,547.00 3,402.00 512.00 3,127.00

Competitive Comparison of Chubu Steel Plate Co's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Chubu Steel Plate 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.


Chubu Steel Plate Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Chubu Steel Plate Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chubu Steel Plate Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Chubu Steel Plate 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.

Chubu Steel Plate 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, Chubu Steel Plate Co's Interest Expense was 円-6 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円12,266 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*12266/-6
=2,044.33

Chubu Steel Plate Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Chubu Steel Plate Co's Interest Expense was 円-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円3,127 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3127/-1
=3,127.00

* 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.


Chubu Steel Plate Co  (TSE:5461) 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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Chubu Steel Plate Co (TSE:5461) Business Description

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Address
5-1 -chome, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, JPN, 454-8506
Chubu Steel Plate Co Ltd engages in the manufacture and sale of thick steel sheets and pieces, and cutting of steel plates in Japan. The firm offers steel plates, laser cutting steel plates, hydrochloric and sulfuric acid-resistant alloy steel plates, and abrasion-resistant alloy steel plates, as well as steel sheets for building structures. It also provides general, welded, and building structural rolled steel sheets; weather-resistant hot rolled steel sheets for welded construction; carbon steel sheets for boilers and machine structures; and chromium-molybdenum steel plates. The company's products are used in various applications, including construction and industrial machinery, mechanical parts, molds, containers, industrial vehicles, civil engineering, bridges, ships, architecture.

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