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LifeTech Scientific (HKSE:01302) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is LifeTech Scientific 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. LifeTech Scientific's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was HK$168 Mil. LifeTech Scientific's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 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.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. LifeTech Scientific Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

HKSE:01302' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.6   Med: 66.1   Max: 542.51
Current: 316.04


HKSE:01302's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
83.89% of 416 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 19.11 vs HKSE:01302: 316.04

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


LifeTech Scientific Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for LifeTech Scientific'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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LifeTech Scientific Interest Coverage Chart

LifeTech Scientific 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 5.89 1.60 125.19 542.51 407.69

LifeTech Scientific Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 N/A 225.79 N/A 102.88 N/A

Competitive Comparison of LifeTech Scientific's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Devices subindustry, LifeTech Scientific'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.


LifeTech Scientific's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, LifeTech Scientific's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LifeTech Scientific's Interest Coverage falls into.



LifeTech Scientific 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.

LifeTech Scientific'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, LifeTech Scientific's Interest Expense was HK$-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$322 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*322.072/-0.79
=407.69

LifeTech Scientific's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, LifeTech Scientific's Interest Expense was HK$0 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$168 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate LifeTech Scientific'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.


LifeTech Scientific  (HKSE:01302) 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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LifeTech Scientific Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 22, Keji 12th Road South, LifeTech Scientific Building, High-tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, CHN, 518063
LifeTech Scientific Corp develops and manufactures also responsible for marketing of of advanced minimally invasive interventional medical devices for cardiovascular and peripheral vascular diseases and disorders. The firm operates in three areas: Structural heart diseases business; Peripheral vascular diseases business and Cardiac pacing and electrophysiology business. It generates maximum revenue from the Peripheral vascular diseases business segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from China.
Executives
Xie Yuehui 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Xianjian Advanced Technology Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Hhlr Advisors, Ltd. 2102 Investment manager
Bank Of Communications Trustee Limited 2301 Trustee
Xie Yuehui 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Hhlr Fund, L.p. 2101 Beneficial owner
Hillhouse Capital Advisors, Ltd. 2102 Investment manager
Gaoling Fund, L.p. 2101 Beneficial owner

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