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Kimou Environmental Holding (HKSE:06805) Interest Coverage : 1.87 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kimou Environmental Holding 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. Kimou Environmental Holding's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$146 Mil. Kimou Environmental Holding's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-78 Mil. Kimou Environmental Holding's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.87. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Kimou Environmental Holding Ltd interest coverage is 1.87, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kimou Environmental Holding's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:06805' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.06   Med: 1.82   Max: 3.33
Current: 1.87


HKSE:06805's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
83.04% of 171 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 5.13 vs HKSE:06805: 1.87

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


Kimou Environmental Holding Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kimou Environmental Holding'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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Kimou Environmental Holding Interest Coverage Chart

Kimou Environmental Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.77 3.33 1.86 2.53 1.87

Kimou Environmental Holding Semi-Annual Data
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 1.66 2.47 2.58 1.86 1.87

Competitive Comparison of Kimou Environmental Holding's Interest Coverage

For the Waste Management subindustry, Kimou Environmental Holding'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.


Kimou Environmental Holding's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Kimou Environmental Holding's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kimou Environmental Holding's Interest Coverage falls into.



Kimou Environmental Holding 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.

Kimou Environmental Holding'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, Kimou Environmental Holding's Interest Expense was HK$-150 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$280 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,996 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*279.885/-149.801
=1.87

Kimou Environmental Holding's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Kimou Environmental Holding's Interest Expense was HK$-78 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$146 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,996 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*146.354/-78.06
=1.87

* 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.


Kimou Environmental Holding  (HKSE:06805) 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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Kimou Environmental Holding (HKSE:06805) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Longhua Road, Longxi Street, Boluo County, Guangdong Province, Huizhou, CHN
Kimou Environmental Holding Ltd mainly involves the provision of factory premises and centralized wastewater treatment services. The company's operating segment includes Rental and facilities usage; Wastewater treatment and utilities and Sales of goods and ancillary business. It generates maximum revenue from the Wastewater treatment and utilities segment. Wastewater treatment and utilities segment operates electroplating wastewater treatment plants and provides services of utilities. Geographically, it derives revenue from China.

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