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Toho Gas Co (TSE:9533) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Toho Gas 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. Toho Gas Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-395 Mil. Toho Gas Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-205 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:9533' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.02   Med: 26.28   Max: 45.81
Current: 39.9


TSE:9533's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
87.16% of 444 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.775 vs TSE:9533: 39.90

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


Toho Gas Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Toho Gas 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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Toho Gas Co Interest Coverage Chart

Toho Gas Co Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
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Toho Gas 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 90.51 116.95 24.28 - 23.41

Competitive Comparison of Toho Gas Co's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Toho Gas 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.


Toho Gas Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Toho Gas Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Toho Gas Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Toho Gas 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.

Toho Gas 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, Toho Gas Co's Interest Expense was 円-842 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円33,597 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円127,783 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*33597/-842
=39.90

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Toho Gas Co's Interest Expense was 円-205 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円-395 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円117,508 Mil.

Toho Gas Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Toho Gas Co  (TSE:9533) 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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Toho Gas Co (TSE:9533) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
19-18,Sakurada-cho, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, JPN, 456-8511
Toho Gas Co Ltd is a Japanese natural gas provider operating in the Tokai region of the Japanese island of Honshu. Toho Gas is mainly involved in the supply and distribution of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, to urban areas within Tokai. The company segments its operations into Gas Sales, Gas Appliance Sales and Related Construction, and LPG and Other Energies business units. Toho Gas's Gas Sales division derives the vast majority of the company's total revenue from the sale and supply of natural gas to the many manufacturing plants and industrial customers that inhabit its home region. The company's sales of LPG and thermal energy to mainly industrial consumers also represent a significant revenue stream. Toho Gas is one of the largest city gas providers in Japan.

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