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KT Nasmedia Co (XKRX:089600) Interest Coverage : 12.02 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is KT Nasmedia 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. KT Nasmedia Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₩2,420 Mil. KT Nasmedia Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₩-201 Mil. KT Nasmedia Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 12.02. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKRX:089600' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 35.89   Med: 122.96   Max: No Debt
Current: 47.53


XKRX:089600's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
69.7% of 627 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 10.45 vs XKRX:089600: 47.53

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


KT Nasmedia Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for KT Nasmedia 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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KT Nasmedia Co Interest Coverage Chart

KT Nasmedia Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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KT Nasmedia 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 40.80 79.63 85.22 72.09 12.02

Competitive Comparison of KT Nasmedia Co's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, KT Nasmedia 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.


KT Nasmedia Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, KT Nasmedia Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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KT Nasmedia 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.

KT Nasmedia 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, KT Nasmedia Co's Interest Expense was ₩-316 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩20,059 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩2,226 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*20058.964/-316.325
=63.41

KT Nasmedia Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, KT Nasmedia Co's Interest Expense was ₩-201 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩2,420 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩18,586 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*2419.84/-201.311
=12.02

* 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.


KT Nasmedia Co  (XKRX:089600) 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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KT Nasmedia Co Business Description

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3th, 4th, 5th Floor Samil Plaza, 14, Dogok-ro 1-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOR
KT Nasmedia Co Ltd is a digital marketing company. It provides integrated media planning services including online and mobile ads, digital broadcasting ads, digital OOH ads.

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