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Posco Future M (XKRX:003670) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Posco Future M 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. Posco Future M's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₩-41,281 Mil. Posco Future M's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₩357 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Posco Future Ms earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Posco Future M's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XKRX:003670' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 19.15   Max: 68.61
Current: 0.01


XKRX:003670's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
99.96% of 2284 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 15.605 vs XKRX:003670: 0.01

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


Posco Future M Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Posco Future M'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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Posco Future M Interest Coverage Chart

Posco Future M Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.70 13.23 14.35 0.71 0.01

Posco Future M Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 - 1.90 0.13 0.05 -

Competitive Comparison of Posco Future M's Interest Coverage

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Posco Future M'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.


Posco Future M's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Posco Future M's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Posco Future M 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.

Posco Future M's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Posco Future M's Interest Expense was ₩-70,794 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩721 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩3,013,362 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*721.245/-70793.904
=0.01

Posco Future M's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Posco Future M's Interest Expense was ₩357 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩-41,281 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩3,013,362 Mil.

* 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.


Posco Future M  (XKRX:003670) 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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Posco Future M Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
110, Shinhang-ro, Nam-gu, Gyeongbuk, Pohang, KOR
Posco Future M is in the business of coal chemistry and carbon materials. Its key business includes refractory manufacture and sale, furnace construction and maintenance, lime business, environmental business, comprehensive chemicals, carbon materials, and secondary battery anode materials among others. The group operates in two segments: Basic Materials Division which includes Refractory Business, Lime Mars Business, and Energy Materials Division, and the majority of its revenue is generated from the Energy Materials Division.

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