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SAIC Motor (SHSE:600104) Interest Coverage : 1.34 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is SAIC Motor 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. SAIC Motor's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥1,281 Mil. SAIC Motor's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥-954 Mil. SAIC Motor's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.34. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for SAIC Motor's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:600104' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.05   Med: 12.83   Max: 30.97
Current: 25


SHSE:600104's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
73.42% of 1042 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 8.055 vs SHSE:600104: 25.00

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


SAIC Motor Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SAIC Motor'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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SAIC Motor Interest Coverage Chart

SAIC Motor Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.37 8.60 6.05 6.42 27.19

SAIC Motor Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.27 - 0.33 - 1.34

Competitive Comparison of SAIC Motor's Interest Coverage

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, SAIC Motor'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.


SAIC Motor's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, SAIC Motor's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SAIC Motor's Interest Coverage falls into.


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SAIC Motor 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.

SAIC Motor'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, SAIC Motor's Interest Expense was ¥-464 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥12,629 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥52,688 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*12629.011/-464.426
=27.19

SAIC Motor's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, SAIC Motor's Interest Expense was ¥-954 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥1,281 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥43,176 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*1281.154/-954.449
=1.34

* 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.


SAIC Motor  (SHSE:600104) 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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SAIC Motor Business Description

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Address
400 North Caoxi Road, Shanghai, CHN, 200030
SAIC Motor Corp Ltd builds and sells passenger cars and commercial vehicles. It is exploring intelligent driving technology research and industrialization of exploration. It is engaged in the research, production, and sales of parts for motor drive systems, chassis systems, batteries, electric drives, power electronics, and other new energy vehicles. Further, it is also involved in auto-related services such as logistics, e-commerce, travel, energy saving, and charging services; auto-related finance, insurance, and investment services; and the layout of industries of big data and artificial intelligence.

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