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Nihon Plast Co (TSE:7291) Interest Coverage : 3.00 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Nihon Plast 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. Nihon Plast Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円616 Mil. Nihon Plast Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円-205 Mil. Nihon Plast Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:7291' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.21   Med: 9.83   Max: 15.09
Current: 3.21


TSE:7291's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
71.25% of 1040 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 7.965 vs TSE:7291: 3.21

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


Nihon Plast Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nihon Plast 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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Nihon Plast Co Interest Coverage Chart

Nihon Plast Co 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 10.53 3.69 - - 3.21

Nihon Plast Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.22 1.64 6.48 2.06 3.00

Competitive Comparison of Nihon Plast Co's Interest Coverage

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Nihon Plast 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.


Nihon Plast Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Nihon Plast Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nihon Plast Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Nihon Plast 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.

Nihon Plast Co'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, Nihon Plast Co's Interest Expense was 円-877 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円2,811 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円6,333 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*2811/-877
=3.21

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Nihon Plast Co's Interest Expense was 円-205 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円616 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円6,333 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*616/-205
=3.00

* 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.


Nihon Plast Co  (TSE:7291) 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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Nihon Plast Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
507-15 yamamiya, Fuji Shi, Shizuoka, JPN, 417-0047
Nihon Plast Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing, sale and processing of synthetic resins, packing for different types of machines and chemical products, automotive parts and design, manufacture and sale of electrical components.

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