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Tam Jai International Co (HKSE:02217) Interest Coverage : 12.02 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Tam Jai International 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. Tam Jai International Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$132 Mil. Tam Jai International Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-11 Mil. Tam Jai International Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 12.02. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HKSE:02217' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.23   Med: 20.72   Max: 24.6
Current: 11.23


HKSE:02217's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
63.71% of 259 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 6.79 vs HKSE:02217: 11.23

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


Tam Jai International Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tam Jai International 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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Tam Jai International Co Interest Coverage Chart

Tam Jai International Co Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
22.66 20.12 24.60 20.72 12.97

Tam Jai International Co Semi-Annual Data
Mar19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 28.90 13.69 15.86 10.36 12.02

Competitive Comparison of Tam Jai International Co's Interest Coverage

For the Restaurants subindustry, Tam Jai International 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.


Tam Jai International Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Tam Jai International Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tam Jai International Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Tam Jai International 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.

Tam Jai International Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Tam Jai International Co's Interest Expense was HK$-19 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$246 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$436 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*245.779/-18.947
=12.97

Tam Jai International Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Tam Jai International Co's Interest Expense was HK$-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$132 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$493 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*132.288/-11.007
=12.02

* 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.


Tam Jai International Co  (HKSE:02217) 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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Tam Jai International Co (HKSE:02217) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 9 Cheung Yee Street, 8th Floor of D2 Place ONE, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Tam Jai International Co Ltd is a chain restaurant operator for fast casual restaurant chains, with operations in Mainland China and Singapore. It generates maximum revenue from Hong Kong.

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