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Sumitomo Bakelite Co (TSE:4203) Interest Coverage : 32.40 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sumitomo Bakelite Co 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. Sumitomo Bakelite Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円7,937 Mil. Sumitomo Bakelite Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-245 Mil. Sumitomo Bakelite Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 32.40. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:4203' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.88   Med: 45.74   Max: 84.54
Current: 41.09


TSE:4203's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
76.21% of 1177 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.88 vs TSE:4203: 41.09

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


Sumitomo Bakelite Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sumitomo Bakelite Co'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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Sumitomo Bakelite Co Interest Coverage Chart

Sumitomo Bakelite Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
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Sumitomo Bakelite Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 81.86 25.18 57.02 91.10 32.40

Competitive Comparison of Sumitomo Bakelite Co's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sumitomo Bakelite Co'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.


Sumitomo Bakelite Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sumitomo Bakelite Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sumitomo Bakelite Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Sumitomo Bakelite Co 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.

Sumitomo Bakelite Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Sumitomo Bakelite Co's Interest Expense was 円-475 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円24,823 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円21,407 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*24823/-475
=52.26

Sumitomo Bakelite Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Sumitomo Bakelite Co's Interest Expense was 円-245 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円7,937 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円15,011 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*7937/-245
=32.40

* 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.


Sumitomo Bakelite Co  (TSE:4203) 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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Sumitomo Bakelite Co (TSE:4203) Business Description

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Address
2-5-8 Higashi-shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 140-0002
Sumitomo Bakelite Co Ltd manufactures and sells plastics and chemical-based products. The firm's three segments are based on product type. The high-performance plastics segment, which generates more revenue than any other segment, sells phenolic molding compounds and phenolic resins used to make the interiors of aerospace and automotive vehicles. The quality-of-life segment sells medical-device products including endoscopic, surgery, drainage, and circulation devices. The semiconductor materials segment sells epoxy resin molding compounds and liquid resins used for semiconductor encapsulation in smartphones and other consumer electronic devices. The majority of revenue comes from Asia.

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