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Lygend Resources & Technology Co (HKSE:02245) Interest Coverage : 4.06 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lygend Resources & 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. Lygend Resources & Technology Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$1,342 Mil. Lygend Resources & Technology Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-331 Mil. Lygend Resources & Technology Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.06. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HKSE:02245' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.72   Med: 13.04   Max: 18.63
Current: 3.72


HKSE:02245's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
89.4% of 1340 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs HKSE:02245: 3.72

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


Lygend Resources & Technology Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lygend Resources & 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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Lygend Resources & Technology Co Interest Coverage Chart

Lygend Resources & Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
12.82 18.63 13.60 13.04 3.72

Lygend Resources & Technology Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 15.15 22.57 5.95 3.27 4.06

Competitive Comparison of Lygend Resources & Technology Co's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Lygend Resources & 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.


Lygend Resources & Technology Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Lygend Resources & Technology Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lygend Resources & 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.

Lygend Resources & 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, Lygend Resources & Technology Co's Interest Expense was HK$-585 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$2,175 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$7,461 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2174.534/-585.011
=3.72

Lygend Resources & Technology Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Lygend Resources & Technology Co's Interest Expense was HK$-331 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$1,342 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$7,461 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1342.115/-330.738
=4.06

* 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.


Lygend Resources & Technology Co  (HKSE:02245) 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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Lygend Resources & Technology Co (HKSE:02245) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Lane 299 Guanghua Road, 10th-11th Floor, Building C10, R&D Park, Yinzhou District, Zhejiang Province, Ningbo, CHN, 315000
Lygend Resources & Technology Co Ltd is engaged in both the trading and the production of nickel products. The company has a comprehensive product and service portfolio covering multiple areas across the nickel industry value chain, from upstream sourcing of nickel resources, trading and production of nickel products, to equipment manufacturing and sale. Its products are widely used in various downstream sectors including the NEV and stainless steel industries. It derives a majority of its revenue from Mainland China.

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