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BaTeLab Co (HKSE:02149) Interest Coverage : 19.22 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is BaTeLab Co 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. BaTeLab Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$94.6 Mil. BaTeLab Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-4.9 Mil. BaTeLab Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 19.22. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HKSE:02149' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.21   Med: 19.01   Max: 54.11
Current: 19.01


HKSE:02149's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
52.16% of 602 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 20 vs HKSE:02149: 19.01

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


BaTeLab Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for BaTeLab Co'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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BaTeLab Co Interest Coverage Chart

BaTeLab Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
4.21 15.38 54.11 26.12 19.01

BaTeLab Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 42.74 25.20 26.78 18.72 19.22

Competitive Comparison of BaTeLab Co's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, BaTeLab Co'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.


BaTeLab Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, BaTeLab Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BaTeLab Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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BaTeLab Co 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.

BaTeLab Co'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, BaTeLab Co's Interest Expense was HK$-8.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$162.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*162.159/-8.531
=19.01

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, BaTeLab Co's Interest Expense was HK$-4.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$94.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*94.609/-4.922
=19.22

* 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.


BaTeLab Co  (HKSE:02149) 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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BaTeLab Co Business Description

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Address
No. 150 Jici Road, Science and Technology Town, Gaoxin District, Jiangsu Province, Suzhou, CHN, 215011
BaTeLab Co Ltd is an analog IC patterned wafer provider in China. It focuses on the design of analog and mixed-signal full-category chips and system-level solutions. Its products include covering switching regulators, multi-channel ICs and power management ICs, linear stabilizers voltage regulators, battery management ICs, monitoring and modem ICs, driver ICs, linear products, and other product directions.
Executives
Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Rays Capital Partners Limited 2102 Investment manager
Asian Equity Special Opportunities Portfolio Master Fund Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
China International Capital Corporation (international) Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
China International Capital Corporation Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited 2105 Underwriter
Cicc Financial Holdings Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
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