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GSE Co (XKRX:053050) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is GSE 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. GSE Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩956 Mil. GSE Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


XKRX:053050's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 3.775
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


GSE Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GSE 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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GSE Co Interest Coverage Chart

GSE Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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GSE Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of GSE Co's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, GSE 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.


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

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

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



GSE 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.

GSE Co'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, GSE Co's Interest Expense was ₩-795 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩4,381 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩16,507 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4381.368/-795.412
=5.51

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, GSE Co's Interest Expense was ₩0 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₩956 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩16,507 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate GSE Co's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


GSE Co  (XKRX:053050) 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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GSE Co (XKRX:053050) Business Description

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Address
412-30, Gum-dongno, Sacheon-eup, Gyeongsangnam-do, Sacheon-si, KOR, 151-706
GSE Co Ltd is a Korea based company engaged in the city gas supply business. The business includes the supply of natural gas as a raw material and supply of city gas to the demander. It supplies city gas such as Liquefied natural gas (LNG).

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