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Kurotani (TSE:3168) Interest Coverage : 10.91 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Kurotani 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. Kurotani's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 円202 Mil. Kurotani's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 円-19 Mil. Kurotani's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 10.91. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:3168' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.16   Med: 8.19   Max: 43.15
Current: 8.28


TSE:3168's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
81.28% of 1346 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs TSE:3168: 8.28

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


Kurotani Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kurotani'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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Kurotani Interest Coverage Chart

Kurotani Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 9.88 43.15 6.93 4.20

Kurotani Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 0.75 3.17 10.98 9.99 10.91

Competitive Comparison of Kurotani's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Kurotani'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.


Kurotani's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Kurotani's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kurotani 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.

Kurotani's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023, Kurotani's Interest Expense was 円-127 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円533 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,071 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Aug. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Aug. 2023 )
=-1*532.829/-126.844
=4.20

Kurotani's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2024, Kurotani's Interest Expense was 円-19 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円202 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,721 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*201.875/-18.504
=10.91

* 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.


Kurotani  (TSE:3168) 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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Kurotani (TSE:3168) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
12-2 Nagonoe, Imizu, Toyama, JPN, 934-0031
Kurotani Corp is engaged in collecting, processing, manufacturing, and selling various metals in Japan. It recycles industrial materials and metal scraps, as well as produces base metals that are used as raw materials to manufacture electrical wires and semiconductor base plates. The company also manufactures and sells copper alloy ingots, which are used in marine propellers, plumbing hardware, valves, and industrial machinery parts; and produces and sells works of fine arts, miniature gold statues, and bronze Buddha statues.

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