China Smarter Energy Group Holdings (HKSE:01004) Interest Coverage: N/A (As of Dec. 2025)

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HKSE:01004 China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Ltd HKSE:01004
21 GF Score
Price HK$0.11
GF Value HK$0.18
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What is China Smarter Energy Group 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 Smarter Energy Group Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$0.00 Mil. China Smarter Energy Group Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. 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 Smarter Energy Group Holdings Ltds earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

HKSE:01004' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.05   Med: 0.24   Max: 0.64
Current: 0.05


HKSE:01004's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
99.07% of 323 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 2.77 vs HKSE:01004: 0.05

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 Smarter Energy Group Holdings  (HKSE:01004) 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 .


China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Interest Coverage Related Terms


China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for China Smarter Energy Group 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.

China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.33 0.27 0.06 0.05 0.09

China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Dec25
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 0.37 0.00 0.00 0.16 N/A

China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Interest Coverage Competitor Comparison

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, China Smarter Energy Group 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 Smarter Energy Group Holdings Interest Coverage vs Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, China Smarter Energy Group Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


HKSE:01004
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China Smarter Energy Group 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 Smarter Energy Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025, China Smarter Energy Group Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-209.69 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$18.26 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$7.71 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2025 )
=-1*18.258/-209.692
=0.09

China Smarter Energy Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2025, China Smarter Energy Group Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$7.71 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate China Smarter Energy Group Holdings'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.

Is China Smarter Energy Group Holdings (HKSE:01004) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Smarter Energy Group Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of HK$0.11 is trading 38.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of HK$0.18. GuruFocus considers China Smarter Energy Group Holdings to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for HKSE:01004:

  • Interest Coverage: N/A
  • GF Value™: HK$0.18 vs. price of HK$0.11 (38.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 21/100 with 5 warning signs

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China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Business Description

Address 28 Connaught Road West, Room 2109, 21st Floor, Wayson Commercial Building, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, HKG
China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Ltd is principally engaged in the clean energy business of sales of electricity to customers in Mainland China, solar energy business, and investment business. The Company generates revenue principally from the sale of electricity.
21GF Score

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