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China Specialty Glass AG (FRA:8GS) Interest Coverage : 10.90 (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is China Specialty Glass AG 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 Specialty Glass AG's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was €10.2 Mil. China Specialty Glass AG's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was €-0.9 Mil. China Specialty Glass AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was 10.90. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Specialty Glass AG's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


FRA:8GS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.47
* 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 Specialty Glass AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Specialty Glass AG'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 Specialty Glass AG Interest Coverage Chart

China Specialty Glass AG Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Interest Coverage
No Debt 164.06 10.75 7.15

China Specialty Glass AG Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14
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 9.46 17.07 - 7.96 10.90

Competitive Comparison of China Specialty Glass AG's Interest Coverage

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, China Specialty Glass AG'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 Specialty Glass AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, China Specialty Glass AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Specialty Glass AG's Interest Coverage falls into.



China Specialty Glass AG 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 Specialty Glass AG's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013, China Specialty Glass AG's Interest Expense was €-5.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was €37.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €41.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2013 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2013 )
=-1*37.3/-5.216
=7.15

China Specialty Glass AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2014, China Specialty Glass AG's Interest Expense was €-0.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was €10.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €34.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2014 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2014 )
=-1*10.168/-0.933
=10.90

* 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 Specialty Glass AG  (FRA:8GS) 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 Specialty Glass AG (FRA:8GS) Business Description

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Address
An den Romerhuegeln 1, Grunwald, DEU, 82031
China Specialty Glass AG is a glass manufacturer in China. It develops, produces and sells specialty glass under its Hing Wah brand. It operates into three business segments namely automotive security glass; bank security glass and construction glass.

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