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SHTDY (Sinopharm Group Co) Interest Coverage : 6.17 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Sinopharm 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. Sinopharm Group Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $1,157 Mil. Sinopharm Group Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-188 Mil. Sinopharm Group Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 6.17. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SHTDY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.59   Med: 5.25   Max: 7.53
Current: 6.5


SHTDY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
56.18% of 89 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 8.99 vs SHTDY: 6.50

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


Sinopharm Group Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

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

Sinopharm Group Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.78 5.71 6.40 7.53 6.50

Sinopharm Group Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 7.62 5.92 9.61 6.17 6.83

Competitive Comparison of Sinopharm Group Co's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Sinopharm 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.


Sinopharm Group Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Sinopharm Group Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Sinopharm 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.

Sinopharm Group 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, Sinopharm Group Co's Interest Expense was $-414 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3,120 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,417 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3119.935/-414.076
=7.53

Sinopharm Group Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Sinopharm Group Co's Interest Expense was $-188 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,157 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,702 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*1156.793/-187.523
=6.17

* 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.


Sinopharm Group Co  (OTCPK:SHTDY) 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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Sinopharm Group Co Business Description

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Address
No. 385, East Longhua Road, Sinopharm Group Building, Huangpu District, Shanghai, CHN, 200023
Founded in 2003, Sinopharm is the largest wholesaler and retailer of drugs and medical devices in China and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2009. It is a core subsidiary of China National Pharmaceutical Group. Sinopharm's largest operating segment is pharmaceutical distribution, making up over 70% of its total revenue by the end of 2024. In 2018, Sinopharm acquired the largest Chinese medical device distributor, China National Scientific Instruments and Materials. Now, medical device distribution accounts for over 20% of Sinopharm's total revenue. Sinopharm's downstream customers range from hospitals and other health services institutions to end-customers.

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