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Befar Group Co (SHSE:601678) Interest Coverage : 2.45 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Befar Group 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. Befar Group Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥175 Mil. Befar Group Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥-71 Mil. Befar Group Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.45. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Befar Group Co Ltds earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

SHSE:601678' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.47   Med: 7.01   Max: 17.41
Current: 0.75


SHSE:601678's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
95.96% of 1187 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.67 vs SHSE:601678: 0.75

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


Befar Group Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Befar Group 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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Befar Group Co Interest Coverage Chart

Befar Group Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Befar Group 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 1.78 1.43 0.28 - 2.45

Competitive Comparison of Befar Group Co's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Befar Group 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.


Befar Group Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Befar Group Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Befar Group 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.

Befar Group 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, Befar Group Co's Interest Expense was ¥-259 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥122 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥5,672 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*121.676/-258.543
=0.47

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Befar Group Co's Interest Expense was ¥-71 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥175 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥5,744 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*174.674/-71.176
=2.45

* 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.


Befar Group Co  (SHSE:601678) 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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Befar Group Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No.869, Huanghe 5th Road, Shandong Province, Binzhou, CHN, 256619
Befar Group Co Ltd is a China-based chemical company. It is engaged in the business of producing, processing and selling organic and inorganic chemical products. The company's product portfolio includes propylene-oxide, food additives, industrial hydrochloric acid, vinyl chloride, polymer polyol, reagent hydrochloric acid, crude oil emulsifier, and other products. Its industrial chain covers petrochemical, salt chemical, fine chemical, thermal power, port warehousing, financing and others. The company's products are sold in China and other international countries.
Executives
Wang Shu Hua Director
Yu Jiang Directors, senior managers
Ren Yuan Bin senior management
Kong Xiang Jin senior management
Liu Hong An senior management
Yan Jin Fu Supervisors
Wang Li Ming Director
Xu Feng Jiu senior management
Yang Zhen Jun senior management
Jin Jian Quan Supervisors
Zhang Zhong Zheng Director
Zhao Hong Xing senior management
Chu Zhao Sheng Director
Shi Qin Ling Director
Liu Bao Gang senior management

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