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Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing (HKSE:02314) Interest Coverage : 5.68 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing 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. Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$1,009 Mil. Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-178 Mil. Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.68. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02314' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.11   Med: 18.35   Max: 49.4
Current: 5.11


HKSE:02314's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
56.44% of 202 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 6.15 vs HKSE:02314: 5.11

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


Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing'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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Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Interest Coverage Chart

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.81 25.23 49.40 9.88 5.11

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 32.17 22.48 4.24 4.11 5.68

Competitive Comparison of Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing's Interest Coverage

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing'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.


Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing's Interest Coverage falls into.



Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing 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.

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing'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, Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing's Interest Expense was HK$-278 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$1,422 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$12,315 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1422.148/-278.12
=5.11

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing's Interest Expense was HK$-178 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$1,009 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$12,315 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1008.762/-177.645
=5.68

* 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.


Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing  (HKSE:02314) 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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Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing (HKSE:02314) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
169 Electric Road, 39/F, Lee & Man Commercial Center, North Point, Hong Kong, HKG
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd is an investment holding company engaged in the manufacturing and trading of paper and pulp. Its segments are Packaging Paper, Pulp, and Tissue paper. The majority of the revenue is generated from the packaging paper segment that covers the production of kraft liner board, test liner board, coated duplex board, white top liner board, and strength corrugating medium. The People's Republic of China accounts for the majority of the revenue.

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