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Chinese People Holdings Co (HKSE:00681) Interest Coverage : 10.43 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Chinese People Holdings 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. Chinese People Holdings Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$24 Mil. Chinese People Holdings Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-2 Mil. Chinese People Holdings Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.43. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chinese People Holdings Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00681' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.91   Med: 9.87   Max: 14.65
Current: 12.88


HKSE:00681's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
78.4% of 449 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.78 vs HKSE:00681: 12.88

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


Chinese People Holdings Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chinese People Holdings 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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Chinese People Holdings Co Interest Coverage Chart

Chinese People Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.77 9.97 14.65 10.19 12.88

Chinese People Holdings Co Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 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 14.66 14.09 4.81 15.03 10.43

Competitive Comparison of Chinese People Holdings Co's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Chinese People Holdings 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.


Chinese People Holdings Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Chinese People Holdings Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chinese People Holdings Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Chinese People Holdings 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.

Chinese People Holdings 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, Chinese People Holdings Co's Interest Expense was HK$-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$63 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$18 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*63.297/-4.915
=12.88

Chinese People Holdings Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Chinese People Holdings Co's Interest Expense was HK$-2 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$24 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$18 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*24.042/-2.305
=10.43

* 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.


Chinese People Holdings Co  (HKSE:00681) 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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Chinese People Holdings Co (HKSE:00681) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 2 Jingyuan North Street, No. 36 BDA International Business Park, Economic Technological Development Area, Beijing, CHN
Chinese People Holdings Co Ltd is an investment holding company. Its segments are Piped gas transmission & distribution, which is into sales of piped gas and construction of gas pipeline networks under gas connection contracts; Cylinder gas supply segment includes sales and distribution of gas using tank containers to end-user households, industrial and commercial customers; Gas distribution segment is into sales of natural gas to industrial and commercial customers; and FMCG & food ingredients supply which is into wholesales and retail of merchandise through supermarkets and convenience stores. Geographically, it derives revenue from China.
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