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SinoMedia Holding (HKSE:00623) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is SinoMedia Holding 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. SinoMedia Holding's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$53.7 Mil. SinoMedia Holding's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$0.0 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. SinoMedia Holding Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

HKSE:00623' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 35.58   Med: 748.74   Max: 1952.2
Current: 823.96


HKSE:00623's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
90.75% of 627 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.54 vs HKSE:00623: 823.96

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


SinoMedia Holding Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SinoMedia Holding'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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SinoMedia Holding Interest Coverage Chart

SinoMedia Holding 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 - 1,132.59 400.90 655.99 841.49

SinoMedia Holding Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 17.35 - 2,127.89 - -

Competitive Comparison of SinoMedia Holding's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, SinoMedia Holding'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.


SinoMedia Holding's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, SinoMedia Holding's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SinoMedia Holding's Interest Coverage falls into.



SinoMedia Holding 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.

SinoMedia Holding'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, SinoMedia Holding's Interest Expense was HK$-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$39.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*39.55/-0.047
=841.49

SinoMedia Holding's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, SinoMedia Holding's Interest Expense was HK$0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$53.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1.3 Mil.

* 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.


SinoMedia Holding  (HKSE:00623) 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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SinoMedia Holding (HKSE:00623) Business Description

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Address
No. 9 Guanghua Road, 7th Floor, The Place, SinoMedia Tower, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN
SinoMedia Holding Ltd is a media operation group in China that focuses on conducting cross-media investment and operation with creative video communication. The company owns business sections including CCTV's advertising agency business, brand content creative communication, film and television program investment and production, and internet precision marketing. It derives revenue from TV advertising, creative content production, and digital marketing services.
Executives
Tricor Equity Trustee Limited
Liu Jinlan
Chen Xin
Clh Holding Limited
Equity Trustee Limited

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