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Focus Media Information Technology Co (SZSE:002027) Interest Coverage : 44.60 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Focus Media Information Technology 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. Focus Media Information Technology Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ¥1,504 Mil. Focus Media Information Technology Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ¥-34 Mil. Focus Media Information Technology Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 44.60. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Focus Media Information Technology Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002027' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 32.13   Med: 147.38   Max: 1653.74
Current: 37.82


SZSE:002027's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
65.08% of 610 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.915 vs SZSE:002027: 37.82

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


Focus Media Information Technology Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Focus Media Information Technology 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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Focus Media Information Technology Co Interest Coverage Chart

Focus Media Information Technology 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 147.38 52.50 107.82 68.00 32.13

Focus Media Information Technology 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 37.13 27.54 36.68 41.11 44.60

Competitive Comparison of Focus Media Information Technology Co's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Focus Media Information Technology 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.


Focus Media Information Technology Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Focus Media Information Technology Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Focus Media Information Technology Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Focus Media Information Technology 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.

Focus Media Information Technology 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, Focus Media Information Technology Co's Interest Expense was ¥-115 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥3,707 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥743 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*3707.229/-115.398
=32.13

Focus Media Information Technology Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Focus Media Information Technology Co's Interest Expense was ¥-34 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥1,504 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥931 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*1503.763/-33.714
=44.60

* 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.


Focus Media Information Technology Co  (SZSE:002027) 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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Focus Media Information Technology Co (SZSE:002027) Business Description

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Address
No. 369 Jiangsu Road, 28-30, Zhaofeng Shimao Building, Shanghai, CHN, 200050
Focus Media Information Technology Co Ltd is an advertising company. The company advertises with WeChat shake that focuses on sharing the service number to get a cash red envelope.

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