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China General Education Group (HKSE:02175) Interest Coverage : 816.70 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is China General Education Group 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. China General Education Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was HK$60.4 Mil. China General Education Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was HK$-0.1 Mil. China General Education Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 816.70. 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. China General Education Group Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for China General Education Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02175' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 627.18   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: 627.18


HKSE:02175's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
88.17% of 186 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 16.23 vs HKSE:02175: 627.18

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


China General Education Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China General Education Group'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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China General Education Group Interest Coverage Chart

China General Education Group Annual Data
Trend Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial No Debt No Debt 1,885.57 1,017.02 628.40

China General Education Group Semi-Annual Data
Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 661.91 2,710.93 526.81 816.70 456.15

Competitive Comparison of China General Education Group's Interest Coverage

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, China General Education Group'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.


China General Education Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, China General Education Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China General Education Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



China General Education Group 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.

China General Education Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023, China General Education Group's Interest Expense was HK$-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$128.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$20.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Aug. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Aug. 2023 )
=-1*128.145/-0.126
=1,017.02

China General Education Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Feb. 2024, China General Education Group's Interest Expense was HK$-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$60.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$19.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*60.436/-0.074
=816.70

* 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.


China General Education Group  (HKSE:02175) 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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China General Education Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 99 Wucheng South Road, Xiaodian District, Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, CHN
China General Education Group Ltd is principally engaged in the provision of higher education services. The company operates one college, Shanxi Technology and Business College, in which it offers bachelor's degree programs in a total of around 39 majors including three concentrations to undergraduate students including accounting, auditing, civil engineering, and business administration.
Executives
Futu Trustee Limited 2301 Trustee
Niu Sanping 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Niusanping Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Niu Jian 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Niujian Limited 2101 Beneficial owner

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