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Dae Dong Steel Co (XKRX:048470) Interest Coverage : 5.92 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Dae Dong 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. Dae Dong Steel Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩210 Mil. Dae Dong Steel Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩-35 Mil. Dae Dong Steel Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.92. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


XKRX:048470's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 5.62
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Dae Dong Steel Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dae Dong 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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Dae Dong Steel Co Interest Coverage Chart

Dae Dong Steel Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Dae Dong Steel Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Dae Dong Steel Co's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Dae Dong 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.


Dae Dong Steel Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



Dae Dong 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.

Dae Dong Steel 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, Dae Dong Steel Co's Interest Expense was ₩-252 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩-2,578 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩57 Mil.

Dae Dong Steel Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Dae Dong Steel Co's Interest Expense was ₩-35 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩210 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩39 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*209.528/-35.413
=5.92

* 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.


Dae Dong Steel Co  (XKRX:048470) 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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Dae Dong Steel Co (XKRX:048470) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
44-1, Yeouido-Dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, KOR, 150-010
Dae Dong Steel Co Ltd is a manufacturer of steel products in Korea.

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