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EM Systems Co (TSE:4820) Interest Coverage : 240.33 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is EM Systems 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. EM Systems Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円721 Mil. EM Systems Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円-3 Mil. EM Systems Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 240.33. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. EM Systems Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

TSE:4820' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 31.21   Med: 120.32   Max: 2630
Current: 315.43


TSE:4820's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
89.22% of 408 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 9.035 vs TSE:4820: 315.43

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


EM Systems Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for EM Systems 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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EM Systems Co Interest Coverage Chart

EM Systems Co Annual Data
Trend Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 614.20 2,630.00 N/A N/A 601.50

EM Systems Co 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 284.00 293.00 659.00 267.50 240.33

Competitive Comparison of EM Systems Co's Interest Coverage

For the Health Information Services subindustry, EM Systems 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.


EM Systems Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, EM Systems Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where EM Systems Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



EM Systems 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.

EM Systems Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, EM Systems Co's Interest Expense was 円-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円2,406 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円74 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*2406/-4
=601.50

EM Systems Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, EM Systems Co's Interest Expense was 円-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円721 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,233 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*721/-3
=240.33

* 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.


EM Systems Co  (TSE:4820) 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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EM Systems Co (TSE:4820) Business Description

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Address
Osaka Miyahara 1-chome, sixth No. 1 Shin-Osaka brick building, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, JPN, 532-0003
EM Systems Co Ltd is a Japan-based company. Along with its subsidiaries, the firm is engaged in the development, sales, and maintenance of computer software for medical business. It operates its business in three divisions Dispensing system business develops and sells systems for pharmacies. Medical system business develops and sells medical office processing computer system for medical institutions, mainly clinics, and provides supplementary supply and maintenance service. Other business division develops, sell and maintain maintenance service for medical care nursing collaboration solutions and systems for nursing care service providers.

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