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Ajusteel Co (XKRX:139990) Interest Coverage : 0.32 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Ajusteel 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. Ajusteel Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩2,335 Mil. Ajusteel Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩-7,217 Mil. Ajusteel Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.32. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


XKRX:139990'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.


Ajusteel Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ajusteel 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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Ajusteel Co Interest Coverage Chart

Ajusteel Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
3.90 4.51 11.71 0.44 -

Ajusteel Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 - 0.79 0.47 - 0.32

Competitive Comparison of Ajusteel Co's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Ajusteel 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.


Ajusteel Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



Ajusteel 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.

Ajusteel 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, Ajusteel Co's Interest Expense was ₩-25,725 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩-13,322 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩268,509 Mil.

Ajusteel Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Ajusteel Co's Interest Expense was ₩-7,217 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩2,335 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩262,160 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*2335.031/-7217.47
=0.32

* 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.


Ajusteel Co  (XKRX:139990) 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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Ajusteel Co (XKRX:139990) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
321, 4-gongdan-ro, Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KOR
Ajusteel Co Ltd is a steel company in Korea. It owns the full spectrum of manufacturing methods for designing steel surfaces. Its products include Texteel, SUSlike, Silk, pMCCL, Atex among others.

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