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China Life Insurance Co (China Life Insurance Co) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Life Insurance 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 EBIT by its Interest Expense. China Life Insurance Co's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. China Life Insurance Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. 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. China Life Insurance Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Life Insurance Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


LFCHY's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 13.355
* 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 Life Insurance Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Life Insurance 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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China Life Insurance Co Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of China Life Insurance Co's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, China Life Insurance 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.


China Life Insurance Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, China Life Insurance Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Life Insurance Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



China Life Insurance 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 EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT 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 Life Insurance 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, China Life Insurance Co's Interest Expense was $0 Mil. Its EBIT was $0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,859 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate China Life Insurance Co's interest coverage with the available data.

China Life Insurance Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, China Life Insurance Co's Interest Expense was $0 Mil. Its EBIT was $0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,859 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate China Life Insurance Co's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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 Life Insurance Co  (OTCPK:LFCHY) 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 Life Insurance Co (China Life Insurance Co) Business Description

Address
No. 16, Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100033
With headquarters in Beijing and commanding about 20% market share, China Life Insurance is the largest life insurance company in China. The firm offers group and individual life insurance through exclusive agents, bancassurance, and other marketing platforms. While the bulk of profits stem from life insurance policies, additional operations include short-term policies such as accident and health insurance. The company is undergoing a business transformation toward the sale of long-term protection products and away from short-term and single-premium products.