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Neo Telemedia (HKSE:08167) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Neo Telemedia 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. Neo Telemedia's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-28.1 Mil. Neo Telemedia's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-33.8 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Neo Telemedia's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


HKSE:08167's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.63
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Neo Telemedia Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Neo Telemedia'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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Neo Telemedia Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Neo Telemedia's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Neo Telemedia'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.


Neo Telemedia's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Neo Telemedia's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Neo Telemedia's Interest Coverage falls into.



Neo Telemedia 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.

Neo Telemedia's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Neo Telemedia's Interest Expense was HK$-112.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-99.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$990.5 Mil.

Neo Telemedia did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Neo Telemedia's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Neo Telemedia's Interest Expense was HK$-33.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-28.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.0 Mil.

Neo Telemedia did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Neo Telemedia  (HKSE:08167) 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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Neo Telemedia (HKSE:08167) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
68 Mody Road, Room 901B, 9th Floor, Empire Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Neo Telemedia Ltd and its subsidiaries invest and operate internet data centers and provide cloud computing services to businesses and governmental agencies in the People's Republic of China. The group is organized into two operating segments: the Provision of data center services, and Others. The majority of revenue stems from the data center services segment.
Executives
Lie Haiquan 2101 Beneficial owner
Yan Wai Ping 2101 Beneficial owner

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