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Sapien Semiconductors (XKRX:452430) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Sapien Semiconductors 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. Sapien Semiconductors's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₩-1,603 Mil. Sapien Semiconductors's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₩-99 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


XKRX:452430's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 20
* 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.


Sapien Semiconductors Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sapien Semiconductors'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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Sapien Semiconductors Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Sapien Semiconductors's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Sapien Semiconductors'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.


Sapien Semiconductors's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sapien Semiconductors's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Sapien Semiconductors 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.

Sapien Semiconductors'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, Sapien Semiconductors's Interest Expense was ₩-466 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩-3,446 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩9,367 Mil.

Sapien Semiconductors did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Sapien Semiconductors's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Sapien Semiconductors's Interest Expense was ₩-99 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩-1,603 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩9,321 Mil.

Sapien Semiconductors did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Sapien Semiconductors  (XKRX:452430) 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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Sapien Semiconductors Business Description

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Pangyo Global Biz Center, 601-613, Building A, Changchang-ro, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, KOR, 13449
Sapien Semiconductors Inc is a company fabless company specializing in display drive system semiconductor design technology. In particular, it specializes in researching and developing display driver IC products optimized for driving Micro-/Mini-LED displays, which are attracting attention as the next-generation flat display industry, and supply them to markets around the world.

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