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Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co (SHSE:603882) Interest Coverage : 15.64 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics 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. Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥65 Mil. Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥-4 Mil. Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 15.64. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SHSE:603882' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.78   Med: 19.57   Max: 152.09
Current: 24.28


SHSE:603882's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
64.65% of 99 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 10.13 vs SHSE:603882: 24.28

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


Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics 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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Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co Interest Coverage Chart

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group 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 Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co's Interest Coverage

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics 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.


Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics 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.

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics 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, Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co's Interest Expense was ¥-18 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥478 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥633 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*477.6/-18.428
=25.92

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics 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, Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co's Interest Expense was ¥-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥65 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥644 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*64.955/-4.154
=15.64

* 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.


Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co  (SHSE:603882) 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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Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
International Biological Island spiral three on the 10th, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, CHN, 510000
Founded in 1994, KingMed is the largest independent clinical laboratory in China. It was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2017. As of 2024, KingMed has 50 centralized labs and provides over 4000 test items. Over 90% of its total revenue comes from clinical diagnostics. Furthermore, KingMed has been actively investing in its cold chain logistics. Its service network covers the most intensely populated areas in China.
Executives
Hao Bi Xi Directors, senior managers
Wang Ling Lai Director
Yu Shi Hui senior management
Liang Yao Ming Director
Peng Yong Xiang Director

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