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Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off (XKRX:460860) Interest Coverage : 3.43 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off 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. Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩52,538 Mil. Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩-15,339 Mil. Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.43. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XKRX:460860' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.8   Med: 5.9   Max: 5.9
Current: 4.8


XKRX:460860's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
53.86% of 466 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.62 vs XKRX:460860: 4.80

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


Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off'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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Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off Interest Coverage Chart

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off Annual Data
Trend Dec23
Interest Coverage
5.90

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off Quarterly Data
Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage N/A 6.00 4.80 3.43

Competitive Comparison of Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off'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.


Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off's Interest Coverage falls into.



Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off 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.

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off'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, Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off's Interest Expense was ₩-39,909 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩235,490 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩104,119 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*235489.925/-39909.148
=5.90

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off's Interest Expense was ₩-15,339 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩52,538 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩97,004 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*52537.903/-15338.745
=3.43

* 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.


Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off  (XKRX:460860) 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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Dongkuk Steel Mill Co spin off (XKRX:460860) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
19 Eulji-ro 5-gil, Ferrum Tower, Jung-gu, Seoul, KOR
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Ltd spin off is a Korean steel company that engages in manufacturing steel products. It produces high-strength and ultra-high-strength reinforcing bars of various standards. It offers H-beams, angles, Reinforcing Bar, Seismic Resistant Bar, and channels, Threaded Bar, and steel plates.

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