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China Energy Development Holdings (HKSE:00228) Interest Coverage : 3.13 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is China Energy Development 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. China Energy Development Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$49.8 Mil. China Energy Development Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-15.9 Mil. China Energy Development Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 3.13. 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 Energy Development Holdings Ltd interest coverage is 3.35, which is low.

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

HKSE:00228' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.26   Med: 3.05   Max: 47.99
Current: 3.35


HKSE:00228's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
65.74% of 718 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 5.88 vs HKSE:00228: 3.35

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 Energy Development Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Energy Development 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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China Energy Development Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

China Energy Development Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.26 3.30 2.60 3.05 3.35

China Energy Development Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 2.16 3.01 3.11 3.52 3.13

Competitive Comparison of China Energy Development Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, China Energy Development 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.


China Energy Development Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, China Energy Development Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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China Energy Development 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.

China Energy Development Holdings'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, China Energy Development Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-36.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$120.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$46.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*120.741/-36.059
=3.35

China Energy Development Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, China Energy Development Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-15.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$49.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$46.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*49.817/-15.935
=3.13

* 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 Energy Development Holdings  (HKSE:00228) 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 Energy Development Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 88 Yeung Uk Road, Office J, 29th Floor, Plaza 88, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
China Energy Development Holdings Ltd is engaged in oil and gas exploration; distribution of natural gas; sales of food and beverages and money lending business in Hong Kong. The company is engaged in three segments, namely, The Exploration, Production and Distribution of Natural Gas segment engaged in the exploration, development, production and sales of natural gas and the usage of pipeline for distribution of natural gas; The Sales of Food and Beverages Business segment engaged in the sales of food and beverages; The Money Lending Business segment engaged in provision of loans to third parties. Majority of the revenue is derived from The Exploration, Production and Distribution of Natural Gas segment.
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