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Chungho ICT (XKRX:012600) Interest Coverage : 4.96 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Chungho ICT 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. Chungho ICT's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩284 Mil. Chungho ICT's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩-57 Mil. Chungho ICT's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.96. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Chungho ICT interest coverage is 4.94, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chungho ICT's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XKRX:012600' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.25   Med: 2.25   Max: 4.94
Current: 4.94


XKRX:012600's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 13.775 vs XKRX:012600: 4.94

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


Chungho ICT Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chungho ICT'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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Chungho ICT Interest Coverage Chart

Chungho ICT Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Chungho ICT 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 - - 7.88 13.68 4.96

Competitive Comparison of Chungho ICT's Interest Coverage

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Chungho ICT'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.


Chungho ICT's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Chungho ICT's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chungho ICT's Interest Coverage falls into.



Chungho ICT 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.

Chungho ICT's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Chungho ICT's Interest Expense was ₩-221 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩496 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩197 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*496.242/-220.863
=2.25

Chungho ICT's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Chungho ICT's Interest Expense was ₩-57 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩284 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩178 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*284.203/-57.347
=4.96

* 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.


Chungho ICT  (XKRX:012600) 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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Chungho ICT (XKRX:012600) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
318, Dosan Daero, 15th Floor, SB-Tower, Gangnam Gu, Seoul, KOR, 135-819
Chungho ICT is engaged in the financial automation business. It offers financial automation equipment, such as ATMs, cash dispensers, mini and small CDs, and utility payment kiosks; and multi-function automation equipment, including CD/ATM ticket dispensers and CD/ATM with inquiry function.

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