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COSCO SHIPPING Ports (HKSE:01199) Interest Coverage : 1.76 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is COSCO SHIPPING Ports 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. COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$561 Mil. COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-320 Mil. COSCO SHIPPING Ports's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.76. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01199' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.15   Med: 2.1   Max: 3.21
Current: 1.51


HKSE:01199's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
86.84% of 813 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.34 vs HKSE:01199: 1.51

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


COSCO SHIPPING Ports Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for COSCO SHIPPING Ports'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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COSCO SHIPPING Ports Interest Coverage Chart

COSCO SHIPPING Ports 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 1.44 1.15 2.10 2.11 1.62

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Quarterly Data
Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.63 N/A 1.61 1.76 1.17

Competitive Comparison of COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Interest Coverage

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, COSCO SHIPPING Ports'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.


COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Interest Coverage falls into.



COSCO SHIPPING Ports 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.

COSCO SHIPPING Ports'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, COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Interest Expense was HK$-1,291 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$2,094 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$23,730 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2094.44/-1290.765
=1.62

COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Interest Expense was HK$-320 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$561 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$23,730 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*561.033/-319.6
=1.76

* 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.


COSCO SHIPPING Ports  (HKSE:01199) 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 .


COSCO SHIPPING Ports Interest Coverage Related Terms

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COSCO SHIPPING Ports (HKSE:01199) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
183 Queen's Road Central, 49th Floor, COSCO Tower, Hong Kong, HKG
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd is a leading port operator and investor in China. The company's segment includes Terminals and related businesses and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the Terminals and related businesses segment. Geographically presence in Mainland China (excluding Hong Kong), Europe and Others.
Executives
China Cosco (hong Kong) Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
China Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Cosco Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
China Ocean Shipping Company Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Silchester International Investors Llp 2102 Investment manager
Citigroup Inc. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
China Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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