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China Datang Renewable Power Co (FRA:DT7) Interest Coverage : 2.81 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Datang Renewable Power 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 Operating Income by its Interest Expense. China Datang Renewable Power Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €158 Mil. China Datang Renewable Power Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-56 Mil. China Datang Renewable Power Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.81. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. China Datang Corp Renewable Power Co Ltd interest coverage is 2.99, which is low.

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

FRA:DT7' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.91   Med: 1.74   Max: 3.2
Current: 2.99


FRA:DT7's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
50.75% of 333 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 3.13 vs FRA:DT7: 2.99

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 Datang Renewable Power Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Datang Renewable Power 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 Datang Renewable Power Co Interest Coverage Chart

China Datang Renewable Power Co 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 1.66 1.96 2.58 3.05 3.20

China Datang Renewable Power Co Quarterly Data
Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of China Datang Renewable Power Co's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, China Datang Renewable Power 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 Datang Renewable Power Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, China Datang Renewable Power Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Datang Renewable Power Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



China Datang Renewable Power 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 Datang Renewable Power 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 Datang Renewable Power Co's Interest Expense was €-220 Mil. Its Operating Income was €705 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5,950 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*704.751/-220.393
=3.20

China Datang Renewable Power 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 Datang Renewable Power Co's Interest Expense was €-56 Mil. Its Operating Income was €158 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5,950 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*157.732/-56.043
=2.81

* 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 Datang Renewable Power Co  (FRA:DT7) 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 Datang Renewable Power Co (FRA:DT7) Business Description

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Address
No. 1 Caishikou Street, 8/F, Building 1, Xicheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100053
Datang Renewable is one of China's leading wind power operators, with installed wind capacity of 12.7 gigawatts as of the end of 2022, representing 3.5% of the nationwide wind capacity. About 89.4% of the total installed capacity is wind power. The company also operates solar and gas-fired power plants on a smaller scale. China Datang Group is the major shareholder with a controlling stake of 65.61%.

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