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Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co (SZSE:002092) Interest Coverage : 1.13 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical 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. Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥309 Mil. Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥-274 Mil. Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.13. 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. Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical 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 Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002092' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7   Med: 2.04   Max: 4.01
Current: 0.9


SZSE:002092's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
94.6% of 1186 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.72 vs SZSE:002092: 0.90

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


Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical 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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Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co Interest Coverage Chart

Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical 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 1.24 3.92 2.04 - 0.70

Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical 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 0.37 0.89 0.84 0.68 1.13

Competitive Comparison of Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co's Interest Coverage

For the Chemicals subindustry, Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical 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.


Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical 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.

Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical 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, Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co's Interest Expense was ¥-1,027 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥724 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥10,876 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*723.667/-1026.644
=0.70

Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co's Interest Expense was ¥-274 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥309 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥11,641 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*308.719/-273.51
=1.13

* 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.


Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co  (SZSE:002092) 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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Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 39 Yangcheng Lake Road, Urumqi Economic and Technological Development Zone, Toutunhe, CHN, 830026
Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co Ltd is a large integrated chemical manufacturing company. It produces chlor-alkali, crude salt, calcium carbide, and coke products. Its primary geographic markets are Xinjiang, East China and the Southern part of China. The company also exports its products to Russia, South Asia such as India, Vietnam, Pakistan, South America and Africa.
Executives
Zhao Yong Lu Supervisors
Wang Ya Ling Executives
Liang Bin Director
Lei Xia Executives
Feng Zhao Hai Supervisors
Hao Zhen Yu Independent director
Ma Jiang Feng Executives
Tang Xiang Jun Supervisors
Peng Jiang Ling Executives
Zhang Qun Rong Executives
Fan Xue Feng Executives
Lou Gang Director
Zhang Su Quan Director
Liu Wen Xian Executives
Zheng Xin Zhou Directors, executives

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