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CGN Power Co (HKSE:01816) Interest Coverage : 4.73 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is CGN Power 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. CGN Power Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$7,232 Mil. CGN Power Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$-1,529 Mil. CGN Power Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.73. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HKSE:01816' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.93   Med: 3.29   Max: 4.85
Current: 4.85


HKSE:01816's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
65.85% of 328 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 3.145 vs HKSE:01816: 4.85

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


CGN Power Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for CGN Power 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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CGN Power Co Interest Coverage Chart

CGN Power Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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CGN Power Co Quarterly Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of CGN Power Co's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, CGN Power 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.


CGN Power Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, CGN Power Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



CGN Power 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.

CGN Power 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, CGN Power Co's Interest Expense was HK$-5,927 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$26,976 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$177,464 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*26976.488/-5927.057
=4.55

CGN Power Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, CGN Power Co's Interest Expense was HK$-1,529 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$7,232 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$173,011 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*7232.494/-1528.822
=4.73

* 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.


CGN Power Co  (HKSE:01816) 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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CGN Power Co (HKSE:01816) Business Description

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Address
No. 2002 Shennan Road, 18th Floor, South Tower, CGN Building, Futian District, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, CHN, 518026
CGN Power is a major nuclear power producer in China. It operates 26 nuclear power generating units (total installed capacity of 29.4 gigawatts), with 14 units in Guangdong and the rest in Guangxi, Fujian, and Liaoning provinces as of end-2022. CGN is adding capacity of 8.4 gigawatts into its operations over the next five years. State-owned China General Nuclear Power, controls about 58.9% of CGN Power.

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