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Hi-Lex (TSE:7279) Interest Coverage : 8.98 (As of Apr. 2025)


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What is Hi-Lex 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. Hi-Lex's Operating Income for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was 円988 Mil. Hi-Lex's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was 円-110 Mil. Hi-Lex's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was 8.98. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:7279' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.81   Med: 41.13   Max: 83.99
Current: 5.76


TSE:7279's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
52.11% of 426 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 5.065 vs TSE:7279: 5.76

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


Hi-Lex Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hi-Lex'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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Hi-Lex Interest Coverage Chart

Hi-Lex Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 4.18 - 6.44 0.81

Hi-Lex Quarterly Data
Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
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 - 6.53 - 21.52 8.98

Competitive Comparison of Hi-Lex's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Hi-Lex'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.


Hi-Lex's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Hi-Lex's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hi-Lex's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Hi-Lex 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.

Hi-Lex's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024, Hi-Lex's Interest Expense was 円-452 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円365 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,423 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Oct. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Oct. 2024 )
=-1*365/-452
=0.81

Hi-Lex's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Apr. 2025, Hi-Lex's Interest Expense was 円-110 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円988 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,200 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Apr. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Apr. 2025 )
=-1*988/-110
=8.98

* 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.


Hi-Lex  (TSE:7279) 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 .


Hi-Lex Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Hi-Lex Business Description

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Address
1-12-28 Sakae-cho, Sakaemachi, Hyogo, Takarazuka, JPN, 665-0845
Hi-Lex Corp is a Japanese company specialized in three segments: automobiles and industrial equipment, medical equipment, and a metal mold business. The automobiles equipment segment offers control cables, window regulators, sliding window systems, door modules, and others. The industrial equipment includes control boxes, steering systems, control cables for marine vessels, accelerator and assist cables for construction and industrial equipment, toilet seat elevators, and air conditioning grill raising and lowering systems for welfare and home.

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