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Guodian Nanjing Automation Co (SHSE:600268) Interest Coverage : 47.10 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Guodian Nanjing Automation 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. Guodian Nanjing Automation Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥96 Mil. Guodian Nanjing Automation Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥-2 Mil. Guodian Nanjing Automation Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 47.10. 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. Guodian Nanjing Automation Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Guodian Nanjing Automation Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:600268' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.97   Med: 6.56   Max: 71.27
Current: 71.27


SHSE:600268's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
77.14% of 1597 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 13.04 vs SHSE:600268: 71.27

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


Guodian Nanjing Automation Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guodian Nanjing Automation 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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Guodian Nanjing Automation Co Interest Coverage Chart

Guodian Nanjing Automation Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Guodian Nanjing Automation Co 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 10.06 75.58 40.78 123.28 47.10

Competitive Comparison of Guodian Nanjing Automation Co's Interest Coverage

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Guodian Nanjing Automation 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.


Guodian Nanjing Automation Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Guodian Nanjing Automation Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Guodian Nanjing Automation Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Guodian Nanjing Automation 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.

Guodian Nanjing Automation 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, Guodian Nanjing Automation Co's Interest Expense was ¥-13 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥737 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥203 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*737.388/-12.556
=58.73

Guodian Nanjing Automation Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Guodian Nanjing Automation Co's Interest Expense was ¥-2 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥96 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥205 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*95.562/-2.029
=47.10

* 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.


Guodian Nanjing Automation Co  (SHSE:600268) 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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Guodian Nanjing Automation Co Business Description

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Address
No. 39, Shuige Road, Jiangning Development Zone, Jiangsu, Nanjing, CHN, 210032
Guodian Nanjing Automation Co Ltd is engaged in grid automation, power plant automation, water conservation, hydropower automation, rail transportation automation, industrial automation, and information security monitoring systems.
Executives
Wang Ru senior management
Zhou Qian senior management
Luo Zhen Xin Director
Liu Wei senior management
Jing Hai Lin Director
Guo Xiao Jun Director
Liu Ying Director
Dong Wen senior management
Jiang Yan Jun senior management
Wang Feng Jiao Director
Ying Guang Wei Director

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