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Tongguan Gold Group (HKSE:00340) Interest Coverage : 3.74 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Tongguan Gold Group 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. Tongguan Gold Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$65 Mil. Tongguan Gold Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-17 Mil. Tongguan Gold Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.74. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Tongguan Gold Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00340' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.1   Med: 26.53   Max: No Debt
Current: 4.1


HKSE:00340's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
87.67% of 1330 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs HKSE:00340: 4.10

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


Tongguan Gold Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tongguan Gold Group'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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Tongguan Gold Group Interest Coverage Chart

Tongguan Gold Group 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 - 37.52 26.53 8.34 4.10

Tongguan Gold Group 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 42.83 7.19 10.00 5.30 3.74

Competitive Comparison of Tongguan Gold Group's Interest Coverage

For the Gold subindustry, Tongguan Gold Group'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.


Tongguan Gold Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Tongguan Gold Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Tongguan Gold Group 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.

Tongguan Gold Group'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, Tongguan Gold Group's Interest Expense was HK$-22 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$92 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$120 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*91.775/-22.403
=4.10

Tongguan Gold Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Tongguan Gold Group's Interest Expense was HK$-17 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$65 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$120 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*64.879/-17.329
=3.74

* 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.


Tongguan Gold Group  (HKSE:00340) 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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Tongguan Gold Group (HKSE:00340) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
12 Harcourt Road, Room 1306, 13th Floor, Bank of America Tower, Admiralty, Hong Kong, HKG
Tongguan Gold Group Ltd operates as an investment holding company. It operates through one segment, the Gold mining operation, that engages in the exploration, mining, processing, and sale of gold concentrates and related products. All of its revenues come from the PRC.
Executives
Fung Wai Enterprises Ltd. 2101 Beneficial owner
Lin Eddie Chang 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
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Jiang Wei 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
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Qinlong Jinxin Mining Investment Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Lam Yuk Ying 2101 Beneficial owner
Chen Dengguang 2101 Beneficial owner
Huang Aidong 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Profit Linkage Enterprises Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Golden Blossom Investment Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Hu Jianzhong 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Ho Ping Tanya 2101 Beneficial owner
Lin Yuhua 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Supreme Success Group Limited 2101 Beneficial owner

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