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Daifuku Co (Daifuku Co) Interest Coverage : 191.78 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Daifuku 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. Daifuku Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $125 Mil. Daifuku Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1 Mil. Daifuku Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 191.78. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

DFKCY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.5   Med: 62.43   Max: 183.92
Current: 160.28


DFKCY's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
85.61% of 2301 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.79 vs DFKCY: 160.28

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


Daifuku Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Daifuku 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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Daifuku Co Interest Coverage Chart

Daifuku Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
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Daifuku Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 189.26 194.69 137.15 110.60 191.78

Competitive Comparison of Daifuku Co's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Daifuku 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.


Daifuku Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Daifuku Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Daifuku 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.

Daifuku 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, Daifuku Co's Interest Expense was $-2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $440 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*440.32/-2.394
=183.93

Daifuku Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Daifuku Co's Interest Expense was $-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $125 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $425 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*125.231/-0.653
=191.78

* 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.


Daifuku Co  (OTCPK:DFKCY) 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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Daifuku Co (Daifuku Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3-2-11, Mitejima, Nishiyodogawa-ku,, Osaka, JPN, 555-0012
Daifuku provides manufacturing, engineering, design, installation, and after-sales services for material handling equipment and logistics systems. Its solutions are categorized into six segments: factory and distribution automation solutions (automated warehousing, automated storage and transport systems, sorting systems, and so on), cleanroom automation solutions for semiconductor/FPD production, automotive factory automation solutions, airport baggage handling solutions, industrial computers/controllers, and car-washing machines. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

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