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QPL International Holdings (HKSE:00243) Interest Coverage : 23.28 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is QPL International Holdings 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. QPL International Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was HK$17.1 Mil. QPL International Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was HK$-0.7 Mil. QPL International Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 23.28. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for QPL International Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00243' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.41   Med: 53.33   Max: 2004.38
Current: 13.41


HKSE:00243's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
57.62% of 623 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 20.41 vs HKSE:00243: 13.41

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


QPL International Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for QPL International Holdings'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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QPL International Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

QPL International Holdings Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,004.38 23.13 39.04 47.75 22.31

QPL International Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 41.97 55.96 44.01 6.39 23.28

Competitive Comparison of QPL International Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, QPL International Holdings'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.


QPL International Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where QPL International Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



QPL International Holdings 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.

QPL International Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023, QPL International Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-1.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$39.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Apr. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Apr. 2023 )
=-1*39.799/-1.784
=22.31

QPL International Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Oct. 2023, QPL International Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-0.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$17.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Oct. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Oct. 2023 )
=-1*17.066/-0.733
=23.28

* 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.


QPL International Holdings  (HKSE:00243) 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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QPL International Holdings (HKSE:00243) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
22-28 Tai Chung Road, 8th Floor, Hale Weal Industrial Building, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
QPL International Holdings Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing and sale of integrated circuit lead frames, heatsinks, stiffners, and related products. The company derives the majority of its revenue from Malaysia, followed by the China. Some of the products of the company are small outline integrated circuit, quad flat package, thin quad flat package, plastic dual into package, plastic leaded chip carrier, and thin small outline package.

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