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Nations Technologies (SZSE:300077) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Nations Technologies 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. Nations Technologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-46 Mil. Nations Technologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-19 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nations Technologies's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SZSE:300077's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 19.46
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Nations Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nations Technologies'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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Nations Technologies Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Nations Technologies's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Nations Technologies'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.


Nations Technologies's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Nations Technologies's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nations Technologies's Interest Coverage falls into.



Nations Technologies 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.

Nations Technologies'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, Nations Technologies's Interest Expense was ¥-70 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥-266 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥821 Mil.

Nations Technologies did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Nations Technologies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Nations Technologies's Interest Expense was ¥-19 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥-46 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥874 Mil.

Nations Technologies did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Nations Technologies  (SZSE:300077) 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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Nations Technologies (SZSE:300077) Business Description

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Address
No. 109 Baoshen Road, National Technology Building, Nanshan District, Guangdong, Shenzhen, CHN, 518057
Nations Technologies Inc is a China-based company. It provides secure IC products and services in Internet identification authentication, TPM, secure modules, and personal digital security products and services. Its products include mobile identity, online banking, data encryption, e-Government, financial transaction and many others.
Executives
Liu Hong Jing Directors, executives
Xu Guo Hui Securities Affairs Representative
Luo Zhao Xue Director
Sun Ying Tong Directors, executives
Yu Jun Jie Directors, executives
Guan Shi Yuan Executives
Zhou Jian Bo Supervisors
Zhang Bin Executives
Yu Yun Bo Directors, executives
Wang Tao Securities Affairs Representative
Liu Xiao Yu Executives
Peng Bo Supervisors
Lu Lin Executives
Sun Yuan Executives
Huang Fu Hong Jun Executives

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