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Gamsung Co (XKRX:036620) Interest Coverage : 19.47 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Gamsung 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. Gamsung Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩4,621 Mil. Gamsung Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩-237 Mil. Gamsung Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 19.47. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKRX:036620' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.45   Max: 31.06
Current: 31.06


XKRX:036620's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
50.99% of 1614 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 29.37 vs XKRX:036620: 31.06

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


Gamsung Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gamsung 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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Gamsung Co Interest Coverage Chart

Gamsung Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 0.60 10.77 28.55

Gamsung 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 13.82 27.94 19.98 55.15 19.47

Competitive Comparison of Gamsung Co's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Gamsung 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.


Gamsung Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Gamsung Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gamsung 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.

Gamsung Co'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, Gamsung Co's Interest Expense was ₩-1,129 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩32,243 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩473 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*32243.35/-1129.416
=28.55

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Gamsung Co's Interest Expense was ₩-237 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩4,621 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,019 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*4620.916/-237.303
=19.47

* 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.


Gamsung Co  (XKRX:036620) 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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Gamsung Co (XKRX:036620) Business Description

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Address
162, Bangbae-ro, 4th Floor, Yegwang Building, Seocho-gu, Bangbae-dong, Seoul, KOR, 110-752
Gamsung Corp Co Ltd, formerlyVirtualTek Corp is involved in providing information technology (IT) and groupware development services. It is also focused on fuel cell power generation, mobile charging systems, and wastepaper products trading businesses. In addition, the company offers IT consulting and outsourcing, system integration, system construction consulting, and customized system development, as well as systems management, operation, and maintenance services; and operates as a distributor and service provider of related software and hardware.

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