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Liaoning Chengda Co (SHSE:600739) Interest Coverage : 1.05 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Liaoning Chengda 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. Liaoning Chengda Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ¥179 Mil. Liaoning Chengda Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ¥-171 Mil. Liaoning Chengda Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.05. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SHSE:600739' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7   Med: 1.57   Max: 5.79
Current: 0.97


SHSE:600739's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
93.59% of 78 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 9.955 vs SHSE:600739: 0.97

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


Liaoning Chengda Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Liaoning Chengda 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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Liaoning Chengda Co Interest Coverage Chart

Liaoning Chengda Co Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.06 1.27 1.71 1.57 2.09

Liaoning Chengda Co Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 1.30 1.06 0.57 1.19 1.05

Competitive Comparison of Liaoning Chengda Co's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Liaoning Chengda 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.


Liaoning Chengda Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Liaoning Chengda Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Liaoning Chengda Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Liaoning Chengda 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.

Liaoning Chengda Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Liaoning Chengda Co's Interest Expense was ¥-657 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥1,370 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥4,481 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*1369.699/-656.792
=2.09

Liaoning Chengda Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Liaoning Chengda Co's Interest Expense was ¥-171 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥179 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥3,005 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*179.142/-171.148
=1.05

* 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.


Liaoning Chengda Co  (SHSE:600739) 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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Liaoning Chengda Co (SHSE:600739) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 71 Renmin Road, Zhongshan District, Dalian, Liaoning, CHN, 116001
Liaoning Chengda Co Ltd is engaged in the business of pharmaceutical and medical, domestic and foreign trade, financial investment, and energy development. The trading division is engaged in the trading of textiles and clothing, steel, wood, and aquatic products. The company is also involved in securities, insurance, and fund business through its financial investment division.

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