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Cheshi Technology (HKSE:01490) Interest Coverage : 135.46 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cheshi Technology 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. Cheshi Technology's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$17.6 Mil. Cheshi Technology's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-0.1 Mil. Cheshi Technology's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 135.46. 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. Cheshi Technology Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

HKSE:01490' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.84   Med: 129.64   Max: 683.55
Current: 127.85


HKSE:01490's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
78.01% of 623 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.54 vs HKSE:01490: 127.85

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


Cheshi Technology Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cheshi Technology'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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Cheshi Technology Interest Coverage Chart

Cheshi Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 683.55 154.73 44.75 12.84 127.85

Cheshi Technology Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 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 28.69 7.97 17.33 119.40 135.46

Competitive Comparison of Cheshi Technology's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Cheshi Technology'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.


Cheshi Technology's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Cheshi Technology's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cheshi Technology's Interest Coverage falls into.



Cheshi Technology 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.

Cheshi Technology'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, Cheshi Technology's Interest Expense was HK$-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$31.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*31.58/-0.247
=127.85

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Cheshi Technology's Interest Expense was HK$-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$17.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*17.61/-0.13
=135.46

* 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.


Cheshi Technology  (HKSE:01490) 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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Cheshi Technology (HKSE:01490) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 5 Jingshun Road, Block C, Shuguang Tower, Room 401, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100028
Cheshi Technology Inc is an investment holding company that is engaged in the advertising service of automobiles in the People's Republic of China. It offers automobile content produced by an in-house content team and distributed across the group's proprietary. It operates in two segments: Online Advertising Services, which provides automobile-related advertising services, and publication of automobile-related articles and videos, both of which are published on the Group's online platform and Transaction Facilitation Services. Nearly all of its revenue comes from the Online Advertising segment. Geographically, it operates only in China.
Executives
Tct (bvi) Limited 2501 Other
The Core Trust Company Limited 2301 Trustee
Ma Yuanyuan 2202 Interest of your spouse
Xc Group Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Xu Chong 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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