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Origin Agritech (Origin Agritech) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Origin Agritech 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. Origin Agritech's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-1.73 Mil. Origin Agritech's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-0.14 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 Origin Agritech's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SEED's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Agriculture industry.
Industry Median: 7.5
* 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.


Origin Agritech Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Origin Agritech'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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Origin Agritech Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Origin Agritech's Interest Coverage

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Origin Agritech'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.


Origin Agritech's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Origin Agritech's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Origin Agritech's Interest Coverage falls into.



Origin Agritech 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.

Origin Agritech's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Origin Agritech's Interest Expense was $-0.14 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.75 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.02 Mil.

Origin Agritech did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Origin Agritech's Interest Expense was $-0.14 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.73 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.02 Mil.

Origin Agritech 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.


Origin Agritech  (NAS:SEED) 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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Origin Agritech (Origin Agritech) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 21 Sheng Ming Yuan Road, Changping District, Beijing, CHN, 102206
Origin Agritech Ltd is a Chinese agricultural technology company. In crop seed biotechnologies, the company's phytase corn was the first transgenic corn to receive the Bio-Safety Certificate from China's Ministry of Agriculture. Origin has established a robust biotechnology seed pipeline including products with glyphosate tolerance and pest resistance (Bt) traits.
Executives
Jeff Feinberg 10 percent owner 20600 NORTHRIDGE ROAD, CHATSWORTH CA 91311
Steven Urbach director C/O CHARDAN CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC, 17 STATE STREET, SUITE 2575, NEW YORK NY 10004
Michael D Chermak director
Gengchen Han director, officer: Chairman of the Board and CEO 21 SHENGMINGYUAN RD, CHANGPING DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 102206
Bailiang Zhang director 95 WENHUA RD., HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, ZHENGZHOU F4 450002
Dafang Huang director BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, 12 ZHONGGUANCUN SOUTH AVE., BEIJING F4 100081
Remo Richli director IM NEUHOF 28, EMMENBRUCKE V8 6020
Richard D Propper officer: VP for Corporate Development
Kerry Propper director CHARDAN CHINA ACQUISITION CORP, 777 SOUTH HIGHWAY 101, SOLANA BEACH CA 92075
Yasheng Yang director, officer: President, Treasurer, COO 21 SHENGMINGYUAN RD, CHANGPING DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 102206
Liang Yuan director, officer: Executive Vice Chairman 21 SHENGMINGYUAN RD, CHANGPING DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 102206