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Korea New Network (XKRX:058400) Interest Coverage : 241.57 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Korea New Network 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. Korea New Network's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₩1,743 Mil. Korea New Network's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₩-7 Mil. Korea New Network's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 241.57. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Korea New Network Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Korea New Network's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XKRX:058400' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 162.75   Med: 828.69   Max: No Debt
Current: 162.75


XKRX:058400's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
79.36% of 625 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.49 vs XKRX:058400: 162.75

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


Korea New Network Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Korea New Network'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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Korea New Network Interest Coverage Chart

Korea New Network 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 299.63 1,305.13 302.57 263.15 162.75

Korea New Network 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 180.23 14.27 332.43 41.85 241.57

Competitive Comparison of Korea New Network's Interest Coverage

For the Entertainment subindustry, Korea New Network'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.


Korea New Network's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Korea New Network's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Korea New Network's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Korea New Network 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.

Korea New Network'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, Korea New Network's Interest Expense was ₩-28 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩4,513 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩208 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*4512.857/-27.728
=162.75

Korea New Network's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Korea New Network's Interest Expense was ₩-7 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩1,743 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩208 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*1743.175/-7.216
=241.57

* 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.


Korea New Network  (XKRX:058400) 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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Korea New Network Business Description

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Address
30 KNN Tower, 30 Centumseo-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan, KOR, 611-711
Korea New Network Corp is Korea's civil broadcasting company for Pusan and Kyungnam region of Korea. The company develops programs for the local community and provides information on various issues, and expands to satellite/digital broadcasting.

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