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MedSci Healthcare Holdings (HKSE:02415) Interest Coverage : 340.08 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is MedSci Healthcare Holdings 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. MedSci Healthcare Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$45.9 Mil. MedSci Healthcare Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-0.1 Mil. MedSci Healthcare Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 340.08. 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. MedSci Healthcare Holdings Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for MedSci Healthcare Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02415' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.99   Med: 115.55   Max: 171.01
Current: 155.09


HKSE:02415's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
85.78% of 408 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 9.035 vs HKSE:02415: 155.09

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


MedSci Healthcare Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for MedSci Healthcare Holdings'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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MedSci Healthcare Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

MedSci Healthcare Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
76.01 171.01 17.99 155.09

MedSci Healthcare Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial N/A - 93.03 5.54 340.08

Competitive Comparison of MedSci Healthcare Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Health Information Services subindustry, MedSci Healthcare Holdings'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.


MedSci Healthcare Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, MedSci Healthcare Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MedSci Healthcare Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



MedSci Healthcare Holdings 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.

MedSci Healthcare Holdings'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, MedSci Healthcare Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$46.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*46.837/-0.302
=155.09

MedSci Healthcare Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, MedSci Healthcare Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$45.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*45.911/-0.135
=340.08

* 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.


MedSci Healthcare Holdings  (HKSE:02415) 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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MedSci Healthcare Holdings (HKSE:02415) Business Description

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Address
No. 258, Xinzhuan Road, 18th Floor, Building 34, Songjiang District, Shanghai, CHN
MedSci Healthcare Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. It operates online professional physician platforms in China. The principal activities of the Company are the provision of physician platform solutions, precision omni-channel marketing solutions, and real-world study solutions in the People's Republic of China.
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