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Shikoku Electric Power Co (TSE:9507) Interest Coverage : 7.49 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Shikoku Electric Power 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. Shikoku Electric Power Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 円11,754 Mil. Shikoku Electric Power Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 円-1,569 Mil. Shikoku Electric Power Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 7.49. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:9507' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.14   Med: 3.76   Max: 14.23
Current: 14.23


TSE:9507's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
80.79% of 432 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.635 vs TSE:9507: 14.23

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


Shikoku Electric Power Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shikoku Electric Power 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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Shikoku Electric Power Co Interest Coverage Chart

Shikoku Electric Power Co Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Interest Coverage
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Shikoku Electric Power Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 - 20.08 14.65 7.49 14.84

Competitive Comparison of Shikoku Electric Power Co's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Shikoku Electric Power 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.


Shikoku Electric Power Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Shikoku Electric Power Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shikoku Electric Power Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Shikoku Electric Power 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.

Shikoku Electric Power Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025, Shikoku Electric Power Co's Interest Expense was 円-6,258 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円89,073 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円830,796 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*89073/-6258
=14.23

Shikoku Electric Power Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Shikoku Electric Power Co's Interest Expense was 円-1,569 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円11,754 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円807,795 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*11754/-1569
=7.49

* 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.


Shikoku Electric Power Co  (TSE:9507) 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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Shikoku Electric Power Co Business Description

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Address
2-5 Marunouchi, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa, JPN, 760-8573
Shikoku Electric Power Co Inc also known as Yonden Group, is an electric utility company that supplies electric power to customers in the Japan's Shikoku region. The company's principal activity is generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity. Shikoku Electric produces energy through its portfolio of coal, nuclear, oil, hydroelectric, and natural gas power plants. Thermal and nuclear assets represent the majority of its electric power generation capacity. Shikoku Electric segments its operations into electric utility, IT/communications, and "other" divisions. The vast majority of the company's revenue is derived by selling electricity produced by coal-fueled facilities and transmitted to industrial and commercial customers.

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