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Life Semantics (XKRX:347700) Interest Coverage : 11.91 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Life Semantics 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. Life Semantics's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₩1,308 Mil. Life Semantics's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₩-110 Mil. Life Semantics's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 11.91. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


XKRX:347700's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 8.355
* 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.


Life Semantics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Life Semantics'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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Life Semantics Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Life Semantics's Interest Coverage

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Life Semantics'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.


Life Semantics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Life Semantics's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Life Semantics's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Life Semantics 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.

Life Semantics'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, Life Semantics's Interest Expense was ₩-525 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩-6,373 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩238 Mil.

Life Semantics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Life Semantics's Interest Expense was ₩-110 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩1,308 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩238 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*1308.01/-109.828
=11.91

* 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.


Life Semantics  (XKRX:347700) 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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Life Semantics Business Description

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533, Eonju-ro, Yeoksam-dong, LifeSemantics Building, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KOR
Life Semantics Corp is engaged in the development and supply of innovative healthcare solutions such as providing a technology platform for digital transformation in the healthcare field and non-face-to-face medical and digital treatment devices.

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