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Dukn Hi Metal Co (XKRX:077360) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Dukn Hi Metal 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. Dukn Hi Metal Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₩-1,388 Mil. Dukn Hi Metal Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₩-4,308 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. 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. Duk San Hi Metal Co Ltds earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

XKRX:077360' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.82   Med: 132.25   Max: 324.61
Current: 0.82


XKRX:077360's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
95.86% of 604 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 20 vs XKRX:077360: 0.82

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


Dukn Hi Metal Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dukn Hi Metal 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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Dukn Hi Metal Co Interest Coverage Chart

Dukn Hi Metal Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Dukn Hi Metal Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 1.39 1.65 0.63 1.38 -

Competitive Comparison of Dukn Hi Metal Co's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Dukn Hi Metal 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.


Dukn Hi Metal Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Dukn Hi Metal Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dukn Hi Metal Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Dukn Hi Metal 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.

Dukn Hi Metal 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, Dukn Hi Metal Co's Interest Expense was ₩-14,761 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩18,662 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩222,421 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*18661.761/-14761.177
=1.26

Dukn Hi Metal Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Dukn Hi Metal Co's Interest Expense was ₩-4,308 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩-1,388 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩223,561 Mil.

Dukn Hi Metal Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Dukn Hi Metal Co  (XKRX:077360) 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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Dukn Hi Metal Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
597-3 Yeonam-dong, Buk-gu, Ulsan, KOR, 683-804
Duk San Hi Metal Co Ltd is engaged in manufacturing and selling soldering materials like solder ball, powder and paste for semiconductor packages. The company's products are used in electronic industry. The company's product portfolio consists of the solder ball, solder powder, solder paste, low alpha tin, silver nanowire, and others.

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