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Sanyo Special Steel Co (TSE:5481) Interest Coverage : 2.76 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sanyo Special 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. Sanyo Special Steel Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円1,502 Mil. Sanyo Special Steel Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-544 Mil. Sanyo Special Steel Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.76. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:5481' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.77   Med: 31.77   Max: 107.55
Current: 4.77


TSE:5481's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
57.2% of 465 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.99 vs TSE:5481: 4.77

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


Sanyo Special Steel Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sanyo Special 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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Sanyo Special Steel Co Interest Coverage Chart

Sanyo Special 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 - - 34.83 29.68 4.77

Sanyo Special 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 35.19 11.70 3.17 2.76 3.19

Competitive Comparison of Sanyo Special Steel Co's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Sanyo Special 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.


Sanyo Special Steel Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



Sanyo Special 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.

Sanyo Special 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, Sanyo Special Steel Co's Interest Expense was 円-2,384 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円11,367 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円16,300 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*11367/-2384
=4.77

Sanyo Special 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, Sanyo Special Steel Co's Interest Expense was 円-544 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円1,502 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円11,420 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1502/-544
=2.76

* 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.


Sanyo Special Steel Co  (TSE:5481) 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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Sanyo Special Steel Co (TSE:5481) Business Description

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Address
3007 Nakashima, Shikama-Ku, Himeji, Hyogo-ken, JPN, 672-8677
Sanyo Special Steel Co Ltd is a Japan-based company that primarily operates through three segments. Its specialty steel segment manufactures and sells various special steel products including bearing steel, engineering steel, stainless steel, heat resistant steel and tool steel. The company's special materials segment manufactures and sells heat-/corrosion-resistant alloys and powder metallurgy products, among others. The formed and fabricated materials segment manufactures high-quality formed and fabricated materials. The company's products are used in automobiles, industrial machinery, railways, and wind-power generation equipment. Japan and Asia excluding Japan are the company's top two markets, jointly accounting for the majority of the company's sales.

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