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Shin-Etsu Chemical Co (Shin-Etsu Chemical Co) Interest Coverage : 159.00 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Shin-Etsu Chemical 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. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,234 Mil. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-8 Mil. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 159.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

SHECF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 199.32   Med: 539.96   Max: 688.02
Current: 339.91


SHECF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
91.88% of 1194 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.8 vs SHECF: 339.91

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


Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shin-Etsu Chemical 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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Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Interest Coverage Chart

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 541.16 542.08 538.79 688.01 669.95

Shin-Etsu Chemical 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 249.75 473.76 277.76 N/A 159.00

Competitive Comparison of Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Interest Coverage

For the Chemicals subindustry, Shin-Etsu Chemical 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.


Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Shin-Etsu Chemical 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.

Shin-Etsu Chemical 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, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Interest Expense was $-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was $7,468 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $141 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*7467.978/-11.147
=669.95

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co's Interest Expense was $-8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,234 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $130 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1233.554/-7.758
=159.00

* 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.


Shin-Etsu Chemical Co  (OTCPK:SHECF) 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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Shin-Etsu Chemical Co (Shin-Etsu Chemical Co) Business Description

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Address
6-1, Ohtemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-0004
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd is a Japan-based company primarily engaged in chemical business. The company operates in six business segments namely Poly Vinyl Chloride, Specialty Chemicals, Silicon, Semiconductor Silicon, Electronic and Functional Materials and Diversified business. It derives majority of revenue through Poly Vinyl Chloride segment which manufactures and sells vinyl chloride, caustic soda products, chloromethane and methanol. The group is also involved in manufacturing and selling of various other chemical products such as Polyvinyl alcohol, Synthetic pheromones, Rare-earth magnets for electronics industry and general applications, Photoresists, Photomask blanks and others. Geographically, it operates from the market of Japan and its business is amplifying across the globe.

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