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Perennial Energy Holdings (HKSE:02798) Interest Coverage : 26.13 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Perennial Energy Holdings 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. Perennial Energy Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$557 Mil. Perennial Energy Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-21 Mil. Perennial Energy Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 26.13. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Perennial Energy Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02798' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6   Med: 32.11   Max: 79.97
Current: 20.6


HKSE:02798's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
74.19% of 465 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 6 vs HKSE:02798: 20.60

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


Perennial Energy Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Perennial Energy Holdings'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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Perennial Energy Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Perennial Energy Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 79.97 24.19 32.11 33.77 20.60

Perennial Energy Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Dec16 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 34.71 32.77 34.89 14.09 26.13

Competitive Comparison of Perennial Energy Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Coking Coal subindustry, Perennial Energy Holdings'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.


Perennial Energy Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Perennial Energy Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Perennial Energy Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Perennial Energy Holdings 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.

Perennial Energy Holdings'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, Perennial Energy Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-39 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$812 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$252 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*812.088/-39.424
=20.60

Perennial Energy Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Perennial Energy Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-21 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$557 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$252 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*556.859/-21.31
=26.13

* 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.


Perennial Energy Holdings  (HKSE:02798) 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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Perennial Energy Holdings (HKSE:02798) Business Description

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Address
Hongguo Economic Development Area, Office Building next to E' Lang Pu Leisure Square, Guizhou Province, Liupanshui, CHN
Perennial Energy Holdings Ltd is a coal mining. The company operates two underground coal mines in the Songshan coalfield in western Panzhou City, Guizhou Province, the People's Republic of China, namely, the Hongguo Mine and the Baogushan Mine. The revenue of the company is derived from the production and sales of coal products including clean coal, middling coal, and sludge coal; and the sale of coalbed methane gas as well as subcontracting income on coal washing services for Bangda in the People's Republic of China.

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