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Chai Communication Co (XKRX:351870) Interest Coverage : 2.85 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Chai Communication 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. Chai Communication Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₩852 Mil. Chai Communication Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₩-299 Mil. Chai Communication Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 2.85. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKRX:351870' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.39   Med: 11.3   Max: 14.82
Current: 3.39


XKRX:351870's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
71.06% of 622 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.255 vs XKRX:351870: 3.39

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


Chai Communication Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chai Communication 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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Chai Communication Co Interest Coverage Chart

Chai Communication Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
10.56 14.10 11.30 14.82 4.96

Chai Communication Co Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Sep24 Dec24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 10.77 25.30 - 10.97 2.85

Competitive Comparison of Chai Communication Co's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Chai Communication 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.


Chai Communication Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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


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Chai Communication 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.

Chai Communication 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, Chai Communication Co's Interest Expense was ₩-717 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩3,556 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩65,160 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*3555.746/-716.758
=4.96

Chai Communication Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Chai Communication Co's Interest Expense was ₩-299 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩852 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩65,160 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*851.802/-299.052
=2.85

* 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.


Chai Communication Co  (XKRX:351870) 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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Chai Communication Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
40 Nonhyeon-ro 132-gil, Chai Building, Gangnam-gu, Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, KOR, 06061
Chai Communication Co Ltd is a Marketing company. It provides Brand Film, Banner AD, Social marketing, Network Ms=arketing, and Others.

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