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Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co (SHSE:688513) Interest Coverage : 77.33 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals 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. Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥75 Mil. Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-1 Mil. Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 77.33. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:688513' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 60.62   Med: 595.21   Max: No Debt
Current: 61.2


SHSE:688513's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
57.39% of 345 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 144.99 vs SHSE:688513: 61.20

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


Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals 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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Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co Interest Coverage Chart

Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 646.97 262.76 543.45 86.76 60.62

Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals 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 80.22 78.85 64.04 25.12 77.33

Competitive Comparison of Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals 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.


Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals 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.

Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals 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, Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co's Interest Expense was ¥-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥207 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥40 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*207.213/-3.418
=60.62

Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co's Interest Expense was ¥-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥75 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥40 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*75.477/-0.976
=77.33

* 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.


Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co  (SHSE:688513) 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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Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co (SHSE:688513) Business Description

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Address
No. 8, Xiyuan Avenue, Chengdu High-tech Zone, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, CHN, 611731
Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co Ltd is engaged in research and development, production and sales of chemical raw materials and chemical pharmaceutical preparations. The company's products range from Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient to finish dosage forms like capsules, tablets and injections, enabling us to take R&D discovery to industrial level, solving problems during the course of R&D, production and distribution. Its products are categorized under Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Fixed Dose Formulation.

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