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China Natural Resources (China Natural Resources) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Natural Resources 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 Natural Resources's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.30 Mil. China Natural Resources's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.27 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 China Natural Resources's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


CHNR's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 13.505
* 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.


China Natural Resources Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Natural Resources'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 Natural Resources Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of China Natural Resources's Interest Coverage

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, China Natural Resources'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 Natural Resources's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, China Natural Resources's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Natural Resources's Interest Coverage falls into.



China Natural Resources 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 Natural Resources'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 Natural Resources's Interest Expense was $-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.80 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

China Natural Resources did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, China Natural Resources's Interest Expense was $0.27 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.30 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

* 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 Natural Resources  (NAS:CHNR) 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 Natural Resources (China Natural Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
168-200 Connaught Road Central, Room 2205, 22nd Floor, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, HKG
China Natural Resources Inc is an investment holding company. It principally engaged in the exploration and mining and wastewater treatment businesses in the People's Republic of China. The company has two operating segments: (i) Wastewater treatment segment, which consists of sales of assembled equipment, provision of construction service, and participation in PPP projects as an operator (ii) Exploration and mining segment, which consists of the exploration of lead, silver, and other metals in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the PRC and the trading of copper ores products. It earns the majority of its revenue from the Wastewater treatment segment.
Executives
Anka Capital Ltd 10 percent owner ROOM 2204 22F WEST TOWER SHUN TAK CENTRE, 200 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, SHEUNG WAN K3 -
Cheuk Ho Tam director, officer: CFO ROOM 2204 22F WEST TOWER SHUN TAK CENTER, 200 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, SHEUNG WAN K3 -
Wah On Wong director, officer: Secretary/Controller ROOM 2204 22F WEST TOWER SHUN TAK CENTER, 200 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, SHEUNG WAN K3 -
Kwan Sing Lam director
Sing Kin Ng director ROOM 2105 WEST TOWER, SHUN TAK CENTER, 200 CONNAUGHT ROAD C, HONG KONG K3 00000
Kin Cheung Lo director
Winsland Capital Ltd 10 percent owner
Lung Po Ching director, officer: CEO ROOM 2015 WEST TOWER SHUN TAK CENTRE, 168 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, CENTRAL HONG KONG