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CN Energy Group (CN Energy Group) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is CN Energy Group 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. CN Energy Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-1.32 Mil. CN Energy Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-0.44 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 CN Energy Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


CNEY's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 9.71
* 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.


CN Energy Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for CN Energy Group'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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CN Energy Group Interest Coverage Chart

CN Energy Group Annual Data
Trend Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 253.71 88.39 N/A 13.35 -

CN Energy Group Semi-Annual Data
Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 11.09 15.17 - -

Competitive Comparison of CN Energy Group's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, CN Energy Group'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.


CN Energy Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, CN Energy Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CN Energy Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



CN Energy Group 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.

CN Energy Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, CN Energy Group's Interest Expense was $-0.71 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-5.25 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.03 Mil.

CN Energy Group did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

CN Energy Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, CN Energy Group's Interest Expense was $-0.44 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.03 Mil.

CN Energy Group 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.


CN Energy Group  (NAS:CNEY) 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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CN Energy Group (CN Energy Group) Business Description

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No. 268 Shiniu Road, Building 2-B, Room 206, Liandu District, Zhejiang Province, Lishui, CHN
CN Energy Group Inc along with its subsidiaries is a manufacturer and supplier of wood-based activated carbon that is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, water purification, environmental protection, and food and beverage production and a producer of biomass electricity generated in the process of producing activated carbon. The firm generates a majority of its revenue from Activated carbon.