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Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co (SHSE:600461) Interest Coverage : 8.49 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment 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. Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥455 Mil. Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥-54 Mil. Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 8.49. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SHSE:600461' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.58   Med: 16.97   Max: 446.22
Current: 105.45


SHSE:600461's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
93.06% of 432 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.635 vs SHSE:600461: 105.45

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


Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment 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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Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co Interest Coverage Chart

Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment 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.


Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment 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.

Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment 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, Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co's Interest Expense was ¥-24 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥1,921 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥5,407 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*1921.393/-23.625
=81.33

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co's Interest Expense was ¥-54 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥455 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥5,445 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*454.992/-53.606
=8.49

* 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.


Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co  (SHSE:600461) 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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Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 98 Guanyin Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, CHN, 330001
Jiangxi Hongcheng Environment Co Ltd is a China-based engaged in the production and operation of water and wastewater treatment. The company is mainly engaged in tap water production and supply, sewage treatment, gas energy and other businesses.
Executives
Li Qiu Ping Director
Wang Jian Yu senior management
Mao Yan Ping Director
Cheng Gang Director
Tu Jian Cheng senior management
Li Kuan senior management
Cao Ming Shuai Directors, senior managers
Wan Feng Director

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