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Win Semiconductors (ROCO:3105) Interest Coverage : 2.47 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Win Semiconductors 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. Win Semiconductors's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was NT$502 Mil. Win Semiconductors's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was NT$-203 Mil. Win Semiconductors's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 2.47. 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. Win Semiconductors Corp interest coverage is 1.84, which is low.

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

ROCO:3105' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.84   Med: 83.71   Max: 253.42
Current: 1.84


ROCO:3105's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.98% of 617 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 19.08 vs ROCO:3105: 1.84

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


Win Semiconductors Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Win Semiconductors'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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Win Semiconductors Interest Coverage Chart

Win Semiconductors Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 109.68 83.71 20.76 4.35 -

Win Semiconductors Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 - 0.40 3.53 0.92 2.47

Competitive Comparison of Win Semiconductors's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Win Semiconductors'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.


Win Semiconductors's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Win Semiconductors's Interest Coverage falls into.



Win Semiconductors 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.

Win Semiconductors's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Win Semiconductors's Interest Expense was NT$-665 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-56 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$20,885 Mil.

Win Semiconductors did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Win Semiconductors's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2024, Win Semiconductors's Interest Expense was NT$-203 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$502 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$15,430 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*501.682/-203.415
=2.47

* 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.


Win Semiconductors  (ROCO:3105) 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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Win Semiconductors Business Description

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Address
No. 69, Keji 7th Road, Hwaya Technology Park, Guishan District, Taoyuan, TWN, 33383
Founded in 1999, Win Semiconductors is the largest foundry for nonsilicon-based semiconductor components, most notably gallium arsenide, or GaAs; gallium nitride, or GaN; and silicon carbide, or SiC. Per Strategy Analytics, Win Semi wielded almost 70% share in the GaAs foundry market in 2023, followed by Advanced Wireless Semiconductor and GCS Holdings. The company's headquarters, four factories and most of its 3,500 employees are based in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Its products are applied in mobile, Wi-Fi networks, cellular infrastructure (such as base stations), satellite communication, optical communication and 3D sensing. The company also provides automated testing and inspection services.

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