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China Resources Beverage (Holdings) CoHKSE:02460 -2.22%21 Interest Coverage is 18.38 as of Dec. 2025, which is 97% below its 10-year median of 558.56. GuruFocus rates HKSE:02460 with a GF Score™ of 21/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 91 Beverages - Non-Alcoholic companies, China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co ranks better than 87.91% on this metric.
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 Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$17 Mil. China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$-1 Mil.
China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 18.38.
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 Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.
HKSE:02460'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 38.76 Med: 558.56 Max: 840.1
Current: 485.26
HKSE:02460's Interest Coverage is ranked better than 87.91% of 91
companies
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 12.45
vs HKSE:02460: 485.26
China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co (HKSE:02460) 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 .
China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co Interest Coverage Related Terms
China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co Interest Coverage Historical 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.
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.
China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co Interest Coverage Chart
China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co Annual Data
Trend
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
Dec24
Dec25
Interest Coverage
558.56
714.23
38.76
840.10
487.25
China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co Semi-Annual Data
HKSE:02460 vs KO, PEP, MNST: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, China Resources Beverage (Holdings) 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.
China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co Interest Coverage vs Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry
For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's Interest Coverage falls into.
China Resources Beverage (Holdings) 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:
* 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.
China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co (HKSE:02460) has a Interest Coverage of 18.38 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co and its competitors. This is 97% below median its historical median of 558.56. Over the past decade, China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's Interest Coverage has ranged from 38.76 to 840.10. According to the industry distribution chart, China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co ranks #11 out of 91 companies in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry, placing it in the top 12.1%.
Is China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's Interest Coverage too high?
China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's current Interest Coverage of 18.38 is 97% below median its 10-year median of 558.56. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 38.76 to a high of 840.10. The Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry median Interest Coverage is 12.45. China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's value of 18.38 is 47.6% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co ranks #11 out of 91 companies in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co has a GF Score™ of 21/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's Interest Coverage compare to KO and PEP?
According to the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry distribution chart, China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co ranks #11 out of 91 companies for Interest Coverage. This places China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co in the top 12% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Interest Coverage is 12.45. China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's value of 18.38 is 47.6% above this benchmark. Historically, China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 38.76 to 840.10 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 558.56 vs. the industry median of 12.45, China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Beverages - Non-Alcoholic company?
The median Interest Coverage among Beverages - Non-Alcoholic companies is 12.45, based on 91 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's current Interest Coverage of 18.38 is 47.6% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co and its competitors. For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry, the median Interest Coverage is 12.45 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's current Interest Coverage is 18.38, which is 97% below median its own 10-year median of 558.56. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co stock overvalued right now?
China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co (HKSE:02460) has a current Interest Coverage of 18.38. The current Interest Coverage is 18.38, which is 97% below median its 10-year median of 558.56 and 47.6% above the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry median of 12.45. China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co's overall GF Score™ is 21/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co (HKSE:02460), the current Interest Coverage is 18.38 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Co Business Description
China Resources Beverage is the second-largest bottled water producer in China and a subsidiary of China Resources Group, a state-owned conglomerate. The bottled water business accounts for around 90% of the company's revenue, with C'estbon being the flagship product. The company has been leveraging its distribution network developed for water products to expand the scale of its nonwater beverages products, which accounts for roughly 10% of the company's revenue.
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