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Baoshan Iron & Steel Co (SHSE:600019) Interest Coverage : 5.46 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Baoshan Iron & Steel 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. Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ¥2,039 Mil. Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ¥-374 Mil. Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 5.46. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SHSE:600019' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.11   Med: 7.7   Max: 16.29
Current: 7.18


SHSE:600019's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
57.58% of 462 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.58 vs SHSE:600019: 7.18

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


Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baoshan Iron & Steel 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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Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Interest Coverage Chart

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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Competitive Comparison of Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Baoshan Iron & Steel 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.


Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Baoshan Iron & Steel 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.

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's Interest Expense was ¥-1,456 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥12,051 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥37,142 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*12050.904/-1455.536
=8.28

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Baoshan Iron & Steel Co's Interest Expense was ¥-374 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥2,039 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥29,668 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*2039.032/-373.749
=5.46

* 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.


Baoshan Iron & Steel Co  (SHSE:600019) 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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Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Baosteel Command Center, No. 885, Fujin Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, CHN, 201999
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd is engaged in steel smelting and processing, electricity, coal, industrial gas production, docks, warehousing, transportation and other steel-related businesses.
Executives
Wu Xiao Di Director
Wu Kun Zong senior management
Zhi Xi Wei senior management
Wang Juan senior management
Sheng Geng Hong senior management
Zhu Jun Sheng Director
Chu Shuang Jie senior management
Liu An senior management
Wang Jing senior management
Yao Lin Long senior management
He Mei Fen Supervisors
Dai Zhi Hao Director
Li Yong Xiang senior management
Hou An Gui senior management
Zhou Jian Feng senior management

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