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Qinghailt Lake Industry Co (SZSE:000792) Interest Coverage : 39.96 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Qinghailt Lake Industry 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. Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ¥2,398 Mil. Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ¥-60 Mil. Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 39.96. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SZSE:000792' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.83   Med: 2.86   Max: 74.59
Current: 45.97


SZSE:000792's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
78.89% of 180 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 7.5 vs SZSE:000792: 45.97

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


Qinghailt Lake Industry Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qinghailt Lake Industry 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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Qinghailt Lake Industry Co Interest Coverage Chart

Qinghailt Lake Industry 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 1.39 9.84 23.34 74.59 45.97

Qinghailt Lake Industry Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 45.81 53.01 68.21 22.82 39.96

Competitive Comparison of Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's Interest Coverage

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Qinghailt Lake Industry 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.


Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Qinghailt Lake Industry 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.

Qinghailt Lake Industry 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, Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's Interest Expense was ¥-215 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥9,900 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥224 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*9900.056/-215.38
=45.97

Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's Interest Expense was ¥-60 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥2,398 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥224 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2398.181/-60.019
=39.96

* 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.


Qinghailt Lake Industry Co  (SZSE:000792) 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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Qinghailt Lake Industry Co (SZSE:000792) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Qinghai Yellow River Road on the 28th, Golmud, CHN, 816000
Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co Ltd operates in the dry inland Qarhan Salt Lake in Qinghai province. It is engaged in salt lake resource extraction and potash production. The company is engaged in the manufacture of chemical raw materials and chemical products. The company is located in Golmud City, Qinghai Province and is the largest potash fertilizer industrial production base in China.

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