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New Times (HKSE:00166) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is New Times 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. New Times's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-212 Mil. New Times's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-13 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


HKSE:00166's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: No Debt
* 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.


New Times Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for New Times'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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New Times Interest Coverage Chart

New Times Annual Data
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New Times Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of New Times's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, New Times'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.


New Times's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, New Times's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where New Times's Interest Coverage falls into.


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New Times 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.

New Times's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, New Times's Interest Expense was HK$-33 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-241 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$18 Mil.

New Times did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

New Times's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, New Times's Interest Expense was HK$-13 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-212 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$18 Mil.

New Times did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


New Times  (HKSE:00166) 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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New Times Business Description

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Address
16-18 Queen’s Road Central, Room 1402, 14th Floor, New World Tower I, Hong Kong, HKG
New Times Corp Ltd is an investment holding company. The company operates its business through two segments. The General and commodities refinery and trading, and the Upstream segment. The company generates maximum revenue from the General and commodities refinery and trading segment, which includes refinery and trading of precious metals and petroleum-related products. The Upstream segment is engaged in the exploration, development, production, and sale of oil and gas in Canada and Argentina. The company's geographical segments are Hong Kong, Canada, and Argentina, of which Hong Kong accounts for the majority of its revenue.
Executives
Elberta Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
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Chow Tai Fook (holding) Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Chow Tai Fook Capital Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Chow Tai Fook Nominee Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Max Sun Enterprises Limited 2101 Beneficial owner

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