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China Graphite Group (HKSE:02237) Interest Coverage : 23.30 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Graphite 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 Graphite Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$34.3 Mil. China Graphite Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-1.5 Mil. China Graphite Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.30. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HKSE:02237' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.39   Med: 66.02   Max: 155.93
Current: 16.39


HKSE:02237's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
76.04% of 1340 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs HKSE:02237: 16.39

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 Graphite Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Graphite 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 Graphite Group Interest Coverage Chart

China Graphite Group Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
73.24 64.14 66.02 155.93 16.39

China Graphite Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 74.09 61.06 249.04 - 23.30

Competitive Comparison of China Graphite Group's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, China Graphite 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 Graphite Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, China Graphite Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



China Graphite 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 Graphite Group'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, China Graphite Group's Interest Expense was HK$-1.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$29.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*29.69/-1.811
=16.39

China Graphite Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, China Graphite Group's Interest Expense was HK$-1.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$34.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*34.277/-1.471
=23.30

* 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 Graphite Group  (HKSE:02237) 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 Graphite Group (HKSE:02237) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Yanjun Farm, No. 1, Building 1, Graphite Development Zone, Luobei County, Heilongjiang Province, Hegang, CHN
China Graphite Group Ltd is engaged in the production and sales of flake graphite concentrate and Sale of spherical graphite and its by-products, and unprocessed marble in China. All of the Group's activities are carried out in the People's Republic of China.

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