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Fujian Highton Development Co (SHSE:603162) Interest Coverage : 17.51 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Fujian Highton Development 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. Fujian Highton Development Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥88 Mil. Fujian Highton Development Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-5 Mil. Fujian Highton Development Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 17.51. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SHSE:603162' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.14   Med: 4.53   Max: 17.33
Current: 7.65


SHSE:603162's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
59.76% of 820 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.295 vs SHSE:603162: 7.65

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


Fujian Highton Development Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fujian Highton Development 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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Fujian Highton Development Co Interest Coverage Chart

Fujian Highton Development Co Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 4.53 2.58 11.68 17.33 6.56

Fujian Highton Development Co Quarterly Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec19 Dec20 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 10.15 9.11 1.95 4.00 17.51

Competitive Comparison of Fujian Highton Development Co's Interest Coverage

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Fujian Highton Development 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.


Fujian Highton Development Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Fujian Highton Development Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fujian Highton Development Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Fujian Highton Development 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.

Fujian Highton Development 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, Fujian Highton Development Co's Interest Expense was ¥-27 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥178 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥348 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*178.208/-27.151
=6.56

Fujian Highton Development Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Fujian Highton Development Co's Interest Expense was ¥-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥88 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥301 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*88.172/-5.035
=17.51

* 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.


Fujian Highton Development Co  (SHSE:603162) 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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Fujian Highton Development Co (SHSE:603162) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Jinjingwan Business Operation Center, Room 1705-2, Floor 17, Building 3, Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone, Fujian Province, CHN, 350401
Fujian Highton Development Co Ltd is mainly engaged in domestic coastal and international ocean shipping of dry bulk cargo.

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