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Cofco Biotechnology Co (SZSE:000930) Interest Coverage : 4.48 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Cofco Biotechnology 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. Cofco Biotechnology Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ¥131 Mil. Cofco Biotechnology Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ¥-29 Mil. Cofco Biotechnology Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 4.48. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SZSE:000930' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.58   Med: 9.91   Max: 19.49
Current: 3.51


SZSE:000930's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
73.65% of 1188 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.975 vs SZSE:000930: 3.51

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


Cofco Biotechnology Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cofco Biotechnology 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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Cofco Biotechnology Co Interest Coverage Chart

Cofco Biotechnology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.91 12.95 11.83 19.49 1.08

Cofco Biotechnology Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 4.19 - 6.11 4.49 4.48

Competitive Comparison of Cofco Biotechnology Co's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Cofco Biotechnology 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.


Cofco Biotechnology Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Cofco Biotechnology Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Cofco Biotechnology 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.

Cofco Biotechnology 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, Cofco Biotechnology Co's Interest Expense was ¥-113 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥122 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥362 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*121.955/-112.782
=1.08

Cofco Biotechnology Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Cofco Biotechnology Co's Interest Expense was ¥-29 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥131 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥380 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*130.819/-29.211
=4.48

* 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.


Cofco Biotechnology Co  (SZSE:000930) 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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Cofco Biotechnology Co Business Description

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Address
No. 8 Jianguomen Nei Avenue, 7th Floor, Tower A, COFCO Plaza, Dongcheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100005
Cofco Biotechnology Co Ltd is an agricultural product processing enterprises in China. Its products include fuel ethanol, citric acid, L-lactic acid, ethylene oxide, amino acids, fats, fruit juice, and gluten meal, Fuel ethanol, organic fertilizer and others.
Executives
Zhang De Guo Directors, executives
Wang Yu Executives
Pan Xi Chun Secretary Dong
Tong Yi Director
Sun Deng Bao Executives
Li Bei Directors, executives
Xia Ling He Director
Zou Pei Jun Executives
Wang De Wen Executives
Yue Guo Jun Director
Shi Gong Zhi Executives
Cai Qi Hai Executives

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