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Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co (TSE:5232) Interest Coverage : 12.85 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sumitomo Osaka Cement 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 Osaka Cement Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円2,942 Mil. Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-229 Mil. Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.85. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co Ltd interest coverage is 3.72, which is low.

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

TSE:5232' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.72   Med: 22.84   Max: 27.09
Current: 3.72


TSE:5232's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
65.8% of 307 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 6.86 vs TSE:5232: 3.72

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 Osaka Cement Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sumitomo Osaka Cement 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 Osaka Cement Co Interest Coverage Chart

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.86 22.84 27.09 11.92 -

Sumitomo Osaka Cement 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 - - 0.55 8.00 12.85

Competitive Comparison of Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co's Interest Coverage

For the Building Materials subindustry, Sumitomo Osaka Cement 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 Osaka Cement Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

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

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



Sumitomo Osaka Cement 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 Osaka Cement 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 Osaka Cement Co's Interest Expense was 円-785 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円-8,555 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円46,166 Mil.

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Sumitomo Osaka Cement 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 Osaka Cement Co's Interest Expense was 円-229 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円2,942 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円48,942 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2942/-229
=12.85

* 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 Osaka Cement Co  (TSE:5232) 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 Osaka Cement Co (TSE:5232) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6-28, Rokubancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 102-8465
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co Ltd is a producer of cement and cement-related products. The largest operating segment by revenue offers assorted cements, ready-mix concrete, cement-related solidification materials, supply of electrical power, and recycling of raw materials and fuel. Sumitomo Osaka Cement also supplies repairing and reinforcing products for concrete structures, mineral resources, optoelectronics, and advanced materials. Sumitomo's operation is focused on Japan, with nearly all its revenue generated in the Japan area.

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