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Tongwei Co (SHSE:600438) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Tongwei 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. Tongwei Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥-1,902 Mil. Tongwei Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥-711 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


SHSE:600438's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 20
* 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.


Tongwei Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tongwei 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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Tongwei Co Interest Coverage Chart

Tongwei Co Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Tongwei Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Tongwei Co's Interest Coverage

For the Solar subindustry, Tongwei 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.


Tongwei Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Tongwei Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tongwei Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Tongwei 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.

Tongwei 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, Tongwei Co's Interest Expense was ¥-113 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥-1,433 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥71,601 Mil.

Tongwei Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Tongwei Co's Interest Expense was ¥-711 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥-1,902 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥75,982 Mil.

Tongwei Co did not have earnings to cover the 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Tongwei Co  (SHSE:600438) 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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Tongwei Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 588, Middle Section Tianfu Avenue, High-Tech Zone, Tongwei International Center, Sichuan, Chengdu, CHN, 610041
Tongwei is the world's largest polysilicon producer and a leading solar cell and module supplier. The solar business contributed more than 60% of revenue in 2024. In addition, Tongwei runs a feed and food business, which made up 35% of revenue in 2024.
Executives
Zhou Bin senior management
Xie Yi Director
Song Gang Jie senior management
Yang Shi Xian Supervisors
Shen Jin Zhu senior management
Duan Yong Director
Deng San Supervisors
Chen Ping Fu senior management
Zhang Lu senior management
Wang Shang Wen senior management
Guo Yi Zhong senior management
Yan Hu Director
Hong Rui senior management
Yuan Shi Hua senior management
Yan Bao Quan Supervisors

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