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Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co (SZSE:002317) Interest Coverage : 31.70 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical 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. Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥97 Mil. Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ¥-3 Mil. Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 31.70. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SZSE:002317' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.38   Med: 10.42   Max: 71.56
Current: 14.56


SZSE:002317's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
53.92% of 664 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 11.775 vs SZSE:002317: 14.56

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


Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical 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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Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co Interest Coverage Chart

Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical 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 Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co's Interest Coverage

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical 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.


Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical 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.

Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical 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, Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co's Interest Expense was ¥-25 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥275 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*274.54/-25.345
=10.83

Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co's Interest Expense was ¥-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥97 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*96.558/-3.046
=31.70

* 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.


Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co  (SZSE:002317) 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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Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Xihu Industrial Zone, Information Industry Park, Shilong Town, Guangdong Province, Dongguan, CHN, 523325
Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co Ltd is engaged in the pharmaceutical business. It is involved in the research and development, production and sales of pharmaceuticals, the cultivation of medicinal materials, and the processing of medicinal herbs, chemical raw material synthesis, and pharmaceutical trade.
Executives
Chen Yong Hong Directors, executives
Zhao Xi Ping Executives
Zhou Xue Li Director
Zhang Yu Chong Secretary, Director
Yin Yuan Yuan Executives
Li Su Xian Supervisors
Long Chun Hua Directors, executives
Ding Chen Huan Supervisors
Li Tao Executives
Cao Jia Yue Supervisors
Zhang Shao Ri Director
Ye Hui Tang Director
Long Chao Feng Directors, executives
Sun Xian Peng Independent director
Huang Shi Bin Supervisors

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