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Syncmold Enterprise (TPE:1582) Interest Coverage : 24.38 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Syncmold Enterprise 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. Syncmold Enterprise's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$297 Mil. Syncmold Enterprise's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-12 Mil. Syncmold Enterprise's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 24.38. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TPE:1582' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.67   Med: 61.76   Max: 1402.14
Current: 19.4


TPE:1582's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
57.92% of 1590 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.55 vs TPE:1582: 19.40

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


Syncmold Enterprise Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Syncmold Enterprise'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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Syncmold Enterprise Interest Coverage Chart

Syncmold Enterprise 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 62.21 55.82 9.49 6.67 13.92

Syncmold Enterprise 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 2.78 10.33 21.87 20.26 24.38

Competitive Comparison of Syncmold Enterprise's Interest Coverage

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Syncmold Enterprise'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.


Syncmold Enterprise's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Syncmold Enterprise's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Syncmold Enterprise's Interest Coverage falls into.



Syncmold Enterprise 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.

Syncmold Enterprise'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, Syncmold Enterprise's Interest Expense was NT$-56 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$784 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$298 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*783.514/-56.267
=13.92

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Syncmold Enterprise's Interest Expense was NT$-12 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$297 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$261 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*297.196/-12.19
=24.38

* 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.


Syncmold Enterprise  (TPE:1582) 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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Syncmold Enterprise (TPE:1582) Business Description

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Address
No. 168, Jiankang Road, 9th Floor, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, TWN, 235
Syncmold Enterprise Corp is a Taiwan-based company engaged in the processing, manufacturing, trading, technology licensing and related import and export business of various metal molds, plastic molds and electronic parts. stands for LCD monitors, LCD TVs, appliances, office machines, components of medical devices, and many other electronic products. The company's customers comprise both original design manufacturers, such as Foxconn, and branded manufacturers like Dell and Philips. The company also designs and manufactures molding products. It generates almost all its revenue from markets outside of Taiwan, with mainland China contributing to majority of its revenue.

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