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Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co (SHSE:688137) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific 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. Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-7.8 Mil. Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-1.0 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 Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SHSE:688137's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 156.65
* 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.


Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific 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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Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co Interest Coverage Chart

Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific 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.


Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific 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.

Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co's Interest Expense was ¥-3.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥-5.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥59.4 Mil.

Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co's Interest Expense was ¥-1.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥-7.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥62.3 Mil.

Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific 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.


Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co  (SHSE:688137) 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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Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co (SHSE:688137) Business Description

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Address
No. 228, Yunchuang Road, 3rd & 4th Floor, Wujiang Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, Suzhou, CHN, 215299
Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co Ltd is a high-tech enterprise focusing on recombinant protein application solutions. Its main business is the research and development of target and cytokine proteins, recombinant antibodies, enzymes and reagents, Production and sales, and provide related technical services.

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