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Nice Information & Telecommunication (XKRX:036800) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Nice Information & Telecommunication 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. Nice Information & Telecommunication's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩33,818 Mil. Nice Information & Telecommunication's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₩0 Mil. Nice Information & Telecommunication has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nice Information & Telecommunication's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XKRX:036800' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 38.02   Med: 91.37   Max: 807.76
Current: 87.73


XKRX:036800's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
64.77% of 1615 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 29.36 vs XKRX:036800: 87.73

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


Nice Information & Telecommunication Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nice Information & Telecommunication'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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Nice Information & Telecommunication Interest Coverage Chart

Nice Information & Telecommunication Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Nice Information & Telecommunication Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Nice Information & Telecommunication's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Nice Information & Telecommunication'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.


Nice Information & Telecommunication's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Nice Information & Telecommunication's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nice Information & Telecommunication's Interest Coverage falls into.



Nice Information & Telecommunication 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.

Nice Information & Telecommunication's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Nice Information & Telecommunication's Interest Expense was ₩-967 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩36,752 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩5,062 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*36751.802/-966.694
=38.02

Nice Information & Telecommunication's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Nice Information & Telecommunication's Interest Expense was ₩0 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩33,818 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩0 Mil.

Nice Information & Telecommunication had no debt (1).

* 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.


Nice Information & Telecommunication  (XKRX:036800) 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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Nice Information & Telecommunication (XKRX:036800) Business Description

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Address
Credit Center Building 686, Mapo-gu, Mapo-gu, Seoul, KOR, 121-709
Nice Information & Telecommunication Inc is involved in the business of financial payment infrastructure. It has divided its business into Van service, PG service, Gift card service and Mobile service segments. The firm's primary services include Approval service, Purchase service, Payat and a Common module for App card etc.

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