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IK Semicon Co (XKRX:149010) Interest Coverage : 36.15 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is IK Semicon 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. IK Semicon Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩2,047 Mil. IK Semicon Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩-57 Mil. IK Semicon Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 36.15. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKRX:149010' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.71   Med: 7.62   Max: 99.01
Current: 36.15


XKRX:149010's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
61.6% of 612 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 20.035 vs XKRX:149010: 36.15

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


IK Semicon Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for IK Semicon 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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IK Semicon Co Interest Coverage Chart

IK Semicon Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.46 8.54 30.78 99.01 36.15

IK Semicon Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.46 8.54 30.78 99.01 36.15

Competitive Comparison of IK Semicon Co's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, IK Semicon 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.


IK Semicon Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



IK Semicon 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.

IK Semicon 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, IK Semicon Co's Interest Expense was ₩-57 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩2,047 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩516 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2047.294/-56.637
=36.15

IK Semicon Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, IK Semicon Co's Interest Expense was ₩-57 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩2,047 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩516 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2047.294/-56.637
=36.15

* 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.


IK Semicon Co  (XKRX:149010) 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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IK Semicon Co (XKRX:149010) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Room 503, DMC Hi-Tech Industrial Center, 330 SeongAm-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, KOR, 121-912
IK Semicon Co Ltd is a IC design fabless semiconductor company in the fields of analog and mixed signal, supplying core technology IC's for automotive, smoke detector, earth leakage detector, LED lightning and home appliances.

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