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China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co (SZSE:000657) Interest Coverage : 5.88 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is China Tungsten And Hightech Materials 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. China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥122 Mil. China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-21 Mil. China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.88. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:000657' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.49   Med: 9.2   Max: 2528.41
Current: 6.58


SZSE:000657's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
84.02% of 1339 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs SZSE:000657: 6.58

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


China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Tungsten And Hightech Materials 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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China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co Interest Coverage Chart

China Tungsten And Hightech Materials 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 5.49 5.74 9.20 9.24 7.20

China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, China Tungsten And Hightech Materials 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.


China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



China Tungsten And Hightech Materials 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.

China Tungsten And Hightech Materials 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, China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co's Interest Expense was ¥-95 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥681 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,438 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*681.496/-94.64
=7.20

China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co's Interest Expense was ¥-21 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥122 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,431 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*122.181/-20.782
=5.88

* 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.


China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co  (SZSE:000657) 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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China Tungsten And Hightech Materials Co (SZSE:000657) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 17 Kai Yuan Da Dao, Kaiyuan Xincheng Hotel, 19F, National Economic and Technical Development Zone, Changsha, Hunan, CHN, 410100
China Tungsten and Hightech Materials Co., Ltd. produces and sells carbide, tungsten, niobium and other non-ferrous metals.

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