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Bookook Steel Co (XKRX:026940) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Bookook Steel 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. Bookook Steel Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₩-1,550 Mil. Bookook Steel Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₩0 Mil. Bookook Steel Co has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Bookook Steel Co Ltd has no debt.

(1) 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.

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

XKRX:026940' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 334.27   Med: 8077.7   Max: 68267.58
Current: 334.27


XKRX:026940's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
93.3% of 463 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.51 vs XKRX:026940: 334.27

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


Bookook Steel Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bookook Steel 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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Bookook Steel Co Interest Coverage Chart

Bookook Steel Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6,552.02 68,267.58 49,767.28 6,180.02 No Debt

Bookook Steel Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 - No Debt 3,001.02 6,310.87 No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Bookook Steel Co's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Bookook Steel 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.


Bookook Steel Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Bookook Steel Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bookook Steel Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Bookook Steel 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.

Bookook Steel Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Bookook Steel Co's Interest Expense was ₩0 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩96 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩0 Mil.

Bookook Steel Co had no debt (1).

Bookook Steel Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Bookook Steel Co's Interest Expense was ₩0 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩-1,550 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩0 Mil.

Bookook Steel Co had no debt (1).

* 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.


Bookook Steel Co  (XKRX:026940) 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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Bookook Steel Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
738-1,Ancheong-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, KOR, 506-258
Bookook Steel Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacture and sale of steel sheets and pipes. Its products include skelps, hot and cold rolled steel coils, galvanized steel pipes, carbon steel square pipes, steel sheets, and coils.

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