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Cofco Sugar Holding Co (SHSE:600737) Interest Coverage : 14.87 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Cofco Sugar Holding 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. Cofco Sugar Holding Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥533 Mil. Cofco Sugar Holding Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-36 Mil. Cofco Sugar Holding Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 14.87. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SHSE:600737' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.13   Med: 4.53   Max: 56.34
Current: 56.34


SHSE:600737's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
79.83% of 1373 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.58 vs SHSE:600737: 56.34

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


Cofco Sugar Holding Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cofco Sugar Holding 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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Cofco Sugar Holding Co Interest Coverage Chart

Cofco Sugar Holding Co 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 3.44 5.53 7.30 9.74 32.21

Cofco Sugar Holding Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 4.93 49.92 26.50 - 14.87

Competitive Comparison of Cofco Sugar Holding Co's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Cofco Sugar Holding 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.


Cofco Sugar Holding Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Cofco Sugar Holding Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cofco Sugar Holding Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Cofco Sugar Holding 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.

Cofco Sugar Holding 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, Cofco Sugar Holding Co's Interest Expense was ¥-101 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥3,254 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥55 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3254.414/-101.04
=32.21

Cofco Sugar Holding Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Cofco Sugar Holding Co's Interest Expense was ¥-36 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥533 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥35 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*533.229/-35.87
=14.87

* 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.


Cofco Sugar Holding Co  (SHSE:600737) 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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Cofco Sugar Holding Co (SHSE:600737) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, W101, 1st Floor, Building 54, Yutang Village, Daxiqu Town District, Changji Prefecture, Changji, CHN, 830000
Cofco Sugar Holding Co Ltd is engaged in sugar business and tomato processing business. The company also takes care of sugar imports, port sugar refining, and sugar storage and logistics. Some of the company's products are raw sugar, white sugar, organic white granulated sugar, refined sugar, brown sugar, molasses, beet ordinary granules, and plus honey granules.

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