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TMP Steel (ROCO:6248) Interest Coverage : 15.36 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is TMP Steel 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. TMP Steel's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$60 Mil. TMP Steel's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-4 Mil. TMP Steel's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 15.36. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ROCO:6248' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.86   Med: 22.82   Max: No Debt
Current: 16.6


ROCO:6248's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
70.97% of 465 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.99 vs ROCO:6248: 16.60

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


TMP Steel Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for TMP Steel'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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TMP Steel Interest Coverage Chart

TMP Steel 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 27.50 10.13 6.27 17.53 18.14

TMP Steel Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 21.44 19.73 16.57 15.11 15.36

Competitive Comparison of TMP Steel's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, TMP Steel'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.


TMP Steel's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, TMP Steel's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where TMP Steel's Interest Coverage falls into.



TMP Steel 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.

TMP Steel'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, TMP Steel's Interest Expense was NT$-13 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$229 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$375 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*229.43/-12.651
=18.14

TMP Steel's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, TMP Steel's Interest Expense was NT$-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$60 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$362 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*60.426/-3.935
=15.36

* 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.


TMP Steel  (ROCO:6248) 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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TMP Steel (ROCO:6248) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 3, Jingjian 11th Road, Lukang Township, Changhua, TWN, 505029
TMP Steel Corp is a Taiwan-based company engaged in offering steel products. It is engaged in the wholesale of hardware and building materials and the manufacture and sale of its components. The company provides steel bars and reinforcement processing solutions to customers.

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