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Daido Steel Co (TSE:5471) Interest Coverage : 50.72 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Daido Steel 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. Daido Steel Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円14,049 Mil. Daido Steel Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-277 Mil. Daido Steel Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 50.72. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:5471' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.24   Med: 33.96   Max: 50.09
Current: 36.85


TSE:5471's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
82.15% of 465 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.99 vs TSE:5471: 36.85

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


Daido Steel Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Daido Steel 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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Daido Steel Co Interest Coverage Chart

Daido Steel Co Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 31.23 12.24 44.94 50.09 36.85

Daido Steel 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 35.48 28.40 38.28 50.72 30.51

Competitive Comparison of Daido Steel Co's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Daido Steel 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.


Daido Steel Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Daido Steel Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Daido Steel 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.

Daido Steel Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024, Daido Steel Co's Interest Expense was 円-1,143 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円42,114 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円121,481 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*42114/-1143
=36.85

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Daido Steel Co's Interest Expense was 円-277 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円14,049 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円118,561 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*14049/-277
=50.72

* 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.


Daido Steel Co  (TSE:5471) 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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Daido Steel Co (TSE:5471) Business Description

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Address
1-10, Higashisakura 1-chome, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, JPN, 461-8581
Daido Steel Co Ltd is a Japan-based company that primarily operates through three segments. The special steel segment produces and distributes specialty steel for automotive parts, industrial machinery parts, electrical machinery parts, construction, and tool steel. The high-performance materials and magnetic materials segment produces and sells stainless steel, nickel-based alloys, electrical and electronic parts, magnetic material products, alloy powder, titanium products, and welding wire. The parts for automobile and industrial equipment segment is engaged in forging and casting for parts for automobiles, industrial machines, chemical equipment, and oil drilling rigs. The company generates majority of its revenue from the Japanese domestic market.

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