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China Kangda Food Co (SGX:P74) Interest Coverage : 0.66 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is China Kangda Food 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. China Kangda Food Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was S$1.7 Mil. China Kangda Food Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was S$-2.6 Mil. China Kangda Food Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.66. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


SGX:P74's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.76
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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 Kangda Food Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Kangda Food 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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China Kangda Food Co Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of China Kangda Food Co's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, China Kangda Food 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 Kangda Food Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, China Kangda Food Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Kangda Food Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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China Kangda Food 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.

China Kangda Food 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, China Kangda Food Co's Interest Expense was S$-3.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$-2.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$16.9 Mil.

China Kangda Food Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, China Kangda Food Co's Interest Expense was S$-2.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$1.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$16.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*1.715/-2.587
=0.66

* 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 Kangda Food Co  (SGX:P74) 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 Kangda Food Co Business Description

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Address
No. 8399, Binhai Boulevard, Huangdao District, Shandong Province, Qingdao, CHN
China Kangda Food Co Ltd is a diversified food manufacturing and processing group based in China. Its operating segments are the production and sale of processed food products, chilled and frozen rabbit meat, chilled and frozen chicken meat, and other products comprising chicken and rabbit meat by-products and pet food products. The key revenue is generated from the processed food products business. Geographically, the company operates in Japan, Europe, the People's Republic of China, and others. It generates a majority of its revenue from the PRC.

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