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GS Holdings (XKRX:078930) Interest Coverage : 11.76 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is GS Holdings 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. GS Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₩618,059 Mil. GS Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₩-52,552 Mil. GS Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 11.76. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKRX:078930' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.98   Med: 6.02   Max: 13.91
Current: 10.99


XKRX:078930's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
65.89% of 428 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 4.835 vs XKRX:078930: 10.99

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


GS Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GS Holdings'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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GS Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

GS Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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GS Holdings 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 12.14 17.20 10.77 6.77 11.76

Competitive Comparison of GS Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, GS Holdings'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.


GS Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, GS Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GS Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.


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GS Holdings 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.

GS Holdings'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, GS Holdings's Interest Expense was ₩-432,223 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩3,060,163 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩8,018,565 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*3060163/-432223
=7.08

GS Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, GS Holdings's Interest Expense was ₩-52,552 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩618,059 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩8,018,565 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*618059/-52552
=11.76

* 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.


GS Holdings  (XKRX:078930) 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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GS Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
GS Tower 508, 23rd Floor, Nonhyeon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOR
GS Holdings Corp is a holding company that engages in the management of its subsidiaries. The company through its subsidiaries, involved in the field of Energy, Retail, and Construction and Service. The energy sector is the largest part of the GS portfolio. The company through GS EPS and GS Energy and Resources generate and supply power using natural resources. Its retail sector is managed and operated by GS Retail, GS Global, GS Shop. Its Construction and Service division operated by GS Engineering and Construction and Sports.

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