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China Petrochemical Development (TPE:1314) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is China Petrochemical Development 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 Petrochemical Development's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-253 Mil. China Petrochemical Development's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-199 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 China Petrochemical Development's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TPE:1314's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 9.55
* 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.


China Petrochemical Development Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Petrochemical Development'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 Petrochemical Development Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of China Petrochemical Development's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, China Petrochemical Development'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 Petrochemical Development's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, China Petrochemical Development's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Petrochemical Development's Interest Coverage falls into.



China Petrochemical Development 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 Petrochemical Development'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 Petrochemical Development's Interest Expense was NT$-712 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-3,142 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$26,753 Mil.

China Petrochemical Development did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

China Petrochemical Development's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, China Petrochemical Development's Interest Expense was NT$-199 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-253 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$26,828 Mil.

China Petrochemical Development 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.


China Petrochemical Development  (TPE:1314) 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 Petrochemical Development (TPE:1314) Business Description

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Address
No.1, Jingjian Road, Dashe District, Kaohsiung, TWN, 815
China Petrochemical Development Corp manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into two reportable segments based on product type: the caprolactam and acrylonitrile and nylon segments. The caprolactam segment, which generates the most revenue of the two segments, involves the sales of textiles, plastic automotive parts, packaging films, conveyor belts, ropes, and fishing lines. The acrylonitrile sell acrylic fibers, a plastic used for home appliance casings and tools, and water treatment products. The products of nylon pellets include fiber nylon pellets and engineering plastic nylon pellets.

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