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Dongguang Chemical (HKSE:01702) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Dongguang Chemical 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. Dongguang Chemical's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-24 Mil. Dongguang Chemical's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-1 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HKSE:01702' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.58   Med: 9.01   Max: 139.32
Current: 49.7


HKSE:01702's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
78.28% of 1188 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.72 vs HKSE:01702: 49.70

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


Dongguang Chemical Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dongguang Chemical'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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Dongguang Chemical Interest Coverage Chart

Dongguang Chemical Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.32 22.66 139.32 133.73 49.38

Dongguang Chemical Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 53.94 101.43 166.52 123.32 -

Competitive Comparison of Dongguang Chemical's Interest Coverage

For the Chemicals subindustry, Dongguang Chemical'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.


Dongguang Chemical's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Dongguang Chemical's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dongguang Chemical's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Dongguang Chemical 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.

Dongguang Chemical's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Dongguang Chemical's Interest Expense was HK$-2 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$105 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$30 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*104.882/-2.124
=49.38

Dongguang Chemical's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Dongguang Chemical's Interest Expense was HK$-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-24 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$30 Mil.

Dongguang Chemical did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Dongguang Chemical  (HKSE:01702) 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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Dongguang Chemical Business Description

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Address
Chengdong Industrial Zone, Dongguang County, Hebei Province, Dongguang, CHN
Dongguang Chemical Ltd is a coal based urea producer. It produces and sells urea. It also produces and sells other by-products of urea which includes vehicle urea solution, including methanol, liquid carbon dioxide, and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The group's product and application of urea can be broadly categorized into agricultural and industrial uses. Its products are used in wide industrial applications, such as the production of adhesives, coatings plastics, and cosmetics. The group generates the majority of its revenue from sales of urea by-products.
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