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China Water Affairs Group (HKSE:00855) Interest Coverage : 5.40 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is China Water Affairs Group 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 Water Affairs Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$2,034 Mil. China Water Affairs Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-377 Mil. China Water Affairs Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 5.40. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Water Affairs Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00855' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.79   Med: 7.57   Max: 9.32
Current: 5.79


HKSE:00855's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
61.8% of 445 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.78 vs HKSE:00855: 5.79

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 Water Affairs Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Water Affairs Group'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 Water Affairs Group Interest Coverage Chart

China Water Affairs Group Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.61 6.97 9.32 8.51 6.77

China Water Affairs Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 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 10.33 7.14 7.53 6.20 5.40

Competitive Comparison of China Water Affairs Group's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, China Water Affairs Group'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 Water Affairs Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, China Water Affairs Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Water Affairs Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



China Water Affairs Group 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 Water Affairs Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, China Water Affairs Group's Interest Expense was HK$-633 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$4,286 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$15,950 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*4285.585/-633.225
=6.77

China Water Affairs Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, China Water Affairs Group's Interest Expense was HK$-377 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$2,034 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$16,420 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*2034.497/-376.57
=5.40

* 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 Water Affairs Group  (HKSE:00855) 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 Water Affairs Group (HKSE:00855) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
18 Harbour Road, Central Plaza, Suite 6408, 64th Floor, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
China Water Affairs Group Ltd is a Chinese water utility company that builds, operates, and invests in water affairs projects in China. The firm's primary segments include City water supply operation, main contractor construction, Environmental protection, and Property development and investment, Pipeline direct drinking water supply. It generates a majority of its revenue from the City water supply operation segment. Geographically, the company generates a major share of its revenue from the People's Republic of China.

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