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Sinofert Holdings (Sinofert Holdings) Interest Coverage : 26.06 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Sinofert Holdings 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. Sinofert Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was $132 Mil. Sinofert Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-5 Mil. Sinofert Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 26.06. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SNFRY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 3.94   Max: 58.63
Current: 14.87


SNFRY's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
65% of 180 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 7.5 vs SNFRY: 14.87

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


Sinofert Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sinofert Holdings'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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Sinofert Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Sinofert Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.94 16.86 42.96 58.63 14.87

Sinofert Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 50.79 237.99 21.40 26.06 2.65

Competitive Comparison of Sinofert Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Sinofert Holdings'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.


Sinofert Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sinofert Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Sinofert Holdings 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.

Sinofert Holdings'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, Sinofert Holdings's Interest Expense was $-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $189 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $193 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*189.328/-3.229
=58.63

Sinofert Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, Sinofert Holdings's Interest Expense was $-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $132 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $190 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*132.35/-5.078
=26.06

* 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.


Sinofert Holdings  (OTCPK:SNFRY) 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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Sinofert Holdings (Sinofert Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Harbour Road, Units 4705, 47th Floor, Office Tower, Convention Plaza, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
Sinofert Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The company operates in two segments: Basic Fertilizers Segment, Distribution Segment, and Production Segment. The Basic Fertilizers Segment is engaged in the sales of straight fertilizers such as nitrogen, phosphate, and potash. The Distribution segment engages in the building of distribution channels, procurement, and sales of compound fertilizers and new types of fertilizers. The Production Segment is responsible for the production and sales of fertilizers and MCP/DCP. The majority of its revenue comes from the Basic Fertilizers segment. Geographically, the company generates majority of its revenue from Mainland China.

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