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Goldwind Science & Technology Co (HKSE:02208) Interest Coverage : 2.09 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Goldwind Science & 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. Goldwind Science & Technology Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$684 Mil. Goldwind Science & Technology Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$-327 Mil. Goldwind Science & Technology Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.09. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd interest coverage is 1.7, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Goldwind Science & Technology Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02208' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.24   Med: 3.57   Max: 6.14
Current: 1.7


HKSE:02208's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
91.16% of 2297 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.68 vs HKSE:02208: 1.70

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


Goldwind Science & Technology Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Goldwind Science & 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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Goldwind Science & Technology Co Interest Coverage Chart

Goldwind Science & Technology 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 2.00 3.48 4.71 1.24 1.39

Goldwind Science & Technology Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.68 0.98 1.07 2.33 2.09

Competitive Comparison of Goldwind Science & Technology Co's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Goldwind Science & 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.


Goldwind Science & Technology Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Goldwind Science & Technology Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Goldwind Science & Technology Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Goldwind Science & 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.

Goldwind Science & Technology 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, Goldwind Science & Technology Co's Interest Expense was HK$-1,503 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$2,083 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$36,223 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2083.476/-1502.826
=1.39

Goldwind Science & Technology Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Goldwind Science & Technology Co's Interest Expense was HK$-327 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$684 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$39,222 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*684.139/-326.993
=2.09

* 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.


Goldwind Science & Technology Co  (HKSE:02208) 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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Goldwind Science & Technology Co (HKSE:02208) Business Description

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Address
No. 8 Boxing 1st Road, Economic and Technological Development District, Beijing, CHN, 100176
Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd manufactures, and markets wind turbines & other solutions. It has four segments. The wind turbine generator manufacturing & sale segment engages in research & development, manufacture & sale of wind turbine generators &bspare parts; the wind power services segment provides wind power construction, post-warranty service & asset management services; the wind farm development segment engages in the development of wind farms, which includes wind power generation service provided by the Group's wind farms & its sales; & the others segment mainly engages in the operation of water treatment plants under the service concession arrangements. The majority is from Wind turbine generator manufacturing & sale. Geographically, the key revenue is from China.
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