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Wushang Group Co (SZSE:000501) Interest Coverage : 2.37 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Wushang Group 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. Wushang Group Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥218 Mil. Wushang Group Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-92 Mil. Wushang Group Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.37. 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. Wushang Group Co Ltd interest coverage is 1.39, which is low.

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

SZSE:000501' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.39   Med: 12.75   Max: 55.15
Current: 1.39


SZSE:000501's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
87.12% of 761 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.6 vs SZSE:000501: 1.39

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


Wushang Group Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wushang Group 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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Wushang Group Co Interest Coverage Chart

Wushang Group Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Wushang Group 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 2.96 0.83 0.78 1.60 2.37

Competitive Comparison of Wushang Group Co's Interest Coverage

For the Department Stores subindustry, Wushang Group 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.


Wushang Group Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Wushang Group Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wushang Group Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Wushang Group 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.

Wushang Group 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, Wushang Group Co's Interest Expense was ¥-370 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥553 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥6,785 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*553.132/-370.08
=1.49

Wushang Group Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Wushang Group Co's Interest Expense was ¥-92 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥218 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥7,065 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*217.758/-92.026
=2.37

* 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.


Wushang Group Co  (SZSE:000501) 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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Wushang Group Co (SZSE:000501) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 690 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan International Plaza, Jianghan District, 8th Floor, Hankou, Wuhan, CHN, 430022
Wushang Group Co Ltd is engaged in the operation and development of the retail industry. The company operates as a commercial city, shopping malls, and supermarket chains. Its business includes Tender Notice, New supply chain for department stores, New Department, New supply chain for supermarkets, and New Supermarket.

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