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China Tower (HKSE:00788) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Tower 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 Tower's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$0 Mil. China Tower's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


HKSE:00788's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.69
* 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.


China Tower Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Tower'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 Tower Interest Coverage Chart

China Tower Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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China Tower Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of China Tower's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, China Tower'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 Tower's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, China Tower's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Tower's Interest Coverage falls into.



China Tower 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 Tower'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 Tower's Interest Expense was HK$-3,092 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$17,933 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$69,976 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*17932.505/-3092.113
=5.80

China Tower's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, China Tower's Interest Expense was HK$0 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$69,976 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate China Tower's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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 Tower  (HKSE:00788) 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 Tower (HKSE:00788) Business Description

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Yard No. 9, Dongran North Street, China Tower Industrial Park, Haidian District, Room 101, LG1 to 3rd Floor, Building 14, North District, Beijing, CHN
China Tower Corp Ltd is a telecommunications tower infrastructure service provider. The business of the company includes tower business; DAS business; Smart Tower business and Energy business. It generates maximum revenue from the tower business. The Tower business includes macro cell and small cell business. Its DAS business provides a DAS system to the Three TSPs for connecting their telecommunication equipment, helping them receive and send indoor mobile telecommunication network signals to enable mobile telecommunication network signals covering buildings, large venues and tunnels.

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