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China Shenhua Energy Co (China Shenhua Energy Co) Interest Coverage

: 33.53 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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 Shenhua Energy Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,517 Mil. China Shenhua Energy Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-105 Mil. China Shenhua Energy Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 33.53. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CSUAY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.26   Med: 19.09   Max: 32.17
Current: 32.17


CSUAY's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
56.59% of 129 companies
in the Other Energy Sources industry
Industry Median: 20.4 vs CSUAY: 32.17

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 Shenhua Energy Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Shenhua Energy 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 Shenhua Energy Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.31 28.17 32.02 31.24 32.17

China Shenhua Energy Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.89 35.38 28.88 30.98 33.53

Competitive Comparison

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, China Shenhua Energy 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 Shenhua Energy Co Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, China Shenhua Energy Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



China Shenhua Energy 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 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 Shenhua Energy 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 Shenhua Energy Co's Interest Expense was $-400 Mil. Its Operating Income was $12,877 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,753 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*12877.23/-400.269
=32.17

China Shenhua Energy 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 Shenhua Energy Co's Interest Expense was $-105 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3,517 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,753 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3517.268/-104.899
=33.53

* 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 Shenhua Energy Co  (OTCPK:CSUAY) 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 Shenhua Energy Co (China Shenhua Energy Co) Business Description

Address
No. 22, Andingmen Xibinhe Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100011
China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd is a globally-leading integrated coal-based energy company, mainly engaging in seven business segments, namely coal, electricity, new energy, coal-to-chemicals, railway, port handling, and shipping. Focusing on its core coal mining operation, China Shenhua leverages its self-developed transportation and sales network as well as downstream power plants, coal-to-chemicals facilities and new energy projects to achieve cross-sector and cross-industry integrated development and operation.

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