Toyobo CoTYOBY 73 Interest Coverage is 8.88 as of Dec. 2025, which is 47% below its 10-year median of 16.61. GuruFocus rates TYOBY with a GF Score™ of 73/100 and a GF Value™ of $7.02 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,237 Chemicals companies, Toyobo Co ranks worse than 51.25% on this metric.
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. Toyobo Co's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $42 Mil. Toyobo Co's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $-5 Mil.
Toyobo Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 8.88.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Toyobo Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
TYOBY'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.64 Med: 16.61 Max: 23.48
Current: 9.56
TYOBY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 51.25% of 1237
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 10.26
vs TYOBY: 9.56
Toyobo Co (OTCPK:TYOBY) 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 .
Toyobo Co Interest Coverage Related Terms
Toyobo Co Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Toyobo 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.
TYOBY vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Toyobo 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.
Toyobo Co Interest Coverage vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Toyobo Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Toyobo Co's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
* 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.
Toyobo Co (TYOBY) has a Interest Coverage of 8.88 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Toyobo Co and its competitors. This is 47% below median its historical median of 16.61. Over the past decade, Toyobo Co's Interest Coverage has ranged from 6.64 to 23.48. According to the industry distribution chart, Toyobo Co ranks #634 out of 1237 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 51.3%.
Is Toyobo Co's Interest Coverage too high?
Toyobo Co's current Interest Coverage of 8.88 is 47% below median its 10-year median of 16.61. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 6.64 to a high of 23.48. The Chemicals industry median Interest Coverage is 10.26. Toyobo Co's value of 8.88 is 13.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Toyobo Co ranks #634 out of 1237 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Toyobo Co has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Toyobo Co's Interest Coverage compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Toyobo Co ranks #634 out of 1237 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Toyobo Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 10.26. Toyobo Co's value of 8.88 is 13.5% below this benchmark. Historically, Toyobo Co's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 6.64 to 23.48 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 16.61 vs. the industry median of 10.26, Toyobo Co has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Chemicals company?
The median Interest Coverage among Chemicals companies is 10.26, based on 1,237 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Toyobo Co's current Interest Coverage of 8.88 is 13.5% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Toyobo Co and its competitors. For the Chemicals industry, the median Interest Coverage is 10.26 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Toyobo Co's current Interest Coverage is 8.88, which is 47% below median its own 10-year median of 16.61. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Toyobo Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Toyobo Co (TYOBY) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $7.02, compared to a current price of $10.70 — trading 52.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 8.88, which is 47% below median its 10-year median of 16.61 and 13.5% below the Chemicals industry median of 10.26. Toyobo Co's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 9 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Toyobo Co (TYOBY), the current Interest Coverage is 8.88 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Toyobo Co (TYOBY) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Toyobo Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $10.70 is trading 52.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $7.02.
GuruFocus considers Toyobo Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for TYOBY:
Interest Coverage: 8.88 (47% below median its 10-year median of 16.61)
GF Value™: $7.02 vs. price of $10.70 (52.4% above fair value)
Industry Position: 13.5% below the Chemicals median (#634 of 1237)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TYOBY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Toyobo Co Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into four segments based on product type. The films and functional polymers segment, which generates more of Toyobo's revenue than any other segment, sells industrial films for liquid crystal displays, packaging films for food packaging, and engineered plastics and coatings for electronics. The industrial materials segment sells airbag fabrics and polyester for tires to the automotive industry. The healthcare segment sells enzymes for diagnostics, diagnostic systems, pharmaceuticals, and seawater desalination modules. The textiles segment sells synthetic and acrylic fibers used for apparel production. The majority of revenue comes from Japan.
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