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Huaqin CoHKSE:03296 -2.82%16 Interest Coverage is 13.07 as of Dec. 2025, which is 18% above its 10-year median of 11.03. GuruFocus rates HKSE:03296 with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,669 Hardware companies, Huaqin Co ranks worse than 52.73% 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. Huaqin Co's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$4,452 Mil. Huaqin Co's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$-341 Mil.
Huaqin Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 13.07.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Huaqin Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
HKSE:03296'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.26 Med: 11.03 Max: 13.07
Current: 13.07
HKSE:03296's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 52.73% of 1669
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 15.08
vs HKSE:03296: 13.07
Huaqin Co (HKSE:03296) 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 .
Huaqin Co Interest Coverage Related Terms
Huaqin Co Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Huaqin 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.
Huaqin Co Interest Coverage Chart
Huaqin Co Annual Data
Trend
Dec23
Dec24
Dec25
Interest Coverage
10.26
11.03
13.07
Huaqin Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec23
Dec24
Dec25
Interest Coverage
10.26
11.03
13.07
HKSE:03296 vs AAPL: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Huaqin 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.
Huaqin Co Interest Coverage vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Huaqin Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Huaqin Co's Interest Coverage falls into.
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.
Huaqin Co (HKSE:03296) has a Interest Coverage of 13.07 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Huaqin Co and its competitors. This is 18% above median its historical median of 11.03. Over the past decade, Huaqin Co's Interest Coverage has ranged from 10.26 to 13.07. According to the industry distribution chart, Huaqin Co ranks #880 out of 1669 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 52.7%.
Is Huaqin Co's Interest Coverage too high?
Huaqin Co's current Interest Coverage of 13.07 is 18% above median its 10-year median of 11.03. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10.26 to a high of 13.07. The Hardware industry median Interest Coverage is 15.08. Huaqin Co's value of 13.07 is 13.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Huaqin Co ranks #880 out of 1669 companies in the Hardware industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Huaqin Co has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Huaqin Co's Interest Coverage compare to AAPL?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Huaqin Co ranks #880 out of 1669 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Huaqin Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 15.08. Huaqin Co's value of 13.07 is 13.3% below this benchmark. Historically, Huaqin Co's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 10.26 to 13.07 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 11.03 vs. the industry median of 15.08, Huaqin Co has consistently been below 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 Hardware company?
The median Interest Coverage among Hardware companies is 15.08, based on 1,669 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. Huaqin Co's current Interest Coverage of 13.07 is 13.3% below 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 Huaqin Co and its competitors. For the Hardware industry, the median Interest Coverage is 15.08 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Huaqin Co's current Interest Coverage is 13.07, which is 18% above median its own 10-year median of 11.03. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Huaqin Co stock overvalued right now?
Huaqin Co (HKSE:03296) has a current Interest Coverage of 13.07. The current Interest Coverage is 13.07, which is 18% above median its 10-year median of 11.03 and 13.3% below the Hardware industry median of 15.08. Huaqin Co's overall GF Score™ is 16/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Huaqin Co (HKSE:03296), the current Interest Coverage is 13.07 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.
Huaqin Co Ltd, along with its subsidiaries, is principally engaged in design, development, manufacture and sales of smart products, including mobile terminals, computing and data center business, AIoT, and communication systems. Its product offerings include mobile devices, computing and data center solutions, AIoT products, and other related technologies. The company generates the majority of revenue from mobile terminals, which include smartphones, tablets and smart wearables.
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