Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering (SHSE:600645) Interest Coverage : 55.94 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering 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. Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥37 Mil. Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥-1 Mil. Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 55.94. 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. Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering Corp Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:600645' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.41 Med: 25.43 Max: 344.45
Current: 170.35

SHSE:600645's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
51.59% of 378 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 125.165 vs SHSE:600645: 170.35

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

Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering'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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Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering Interest Coverage Chart

Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering Annual Data

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32.51

116.54

133.86

196.29

344.45

Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering Quarterly Data
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Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															325.79	357.29	478.56	194.96	55.94

Competitive Comparison of Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering 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.

Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering'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, Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering's Interest Expense was ¥-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥204 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥68 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
	=	-1	*	203.571	/	-0.591
	=	344.45

Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering's Interest Expense was ¥-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥37 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥66 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
	=	-1	*	36.697	/	-0.656
	=	55.94

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

Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering (SHSE:600645) 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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Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering Business Description

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Address

45 East of Tianjin Airport Economic Zone nine, Tianjin, CHN, 300304

Website

http://www.vcanbio.com

Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering Corp Ltd is engaged in stem cell technology research, as well as detection and storage sources of stem cells in China. The company insists on the core strategy upon dual-core development of 'cell + gene' with the major businesses covering various cell storage businesses of newborns and adults; the preparation and storage of cord blood hematopoietic stem cells, umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells, placental pluripotent stem cells, adipose-derived stem cells and immune cells; genetic testing services relating to children's genes.

Executives

Li De Fu	Director
Wang Xue Jun	senior management
Wang Yong	Director
Li Hai Bin	Director
He Wei	senior management
Li Qiang	senior management
Wu Ming Yuan	Director
Wang Hui	Director
Huang Jia Xue	senior management
Cao Hai Feng	Director
Han Yue E	Director
Liu Yong Jun	senior management
Cui Jing Xue	Supervisors
Yang Guang Xing	senior management
Meng Zhi Hong	senior management

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