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Hytera Communications (SZSE:002583) Interest Coverage : 6.73 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Hytera Communications 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. Hytera Communications's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥160 Mil. Hytera Communications's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-24 Mil. Hytera Communications's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 6.73. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hytera Communications's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002583' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.24   Med: 3.65   Max: 9.38
Current: 6.15


SZSE:002583's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
66.62% of 1588 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.765 vs SZSE:002583: 6.15

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


Hytera Communications Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hytera Communications'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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Hytera Communications Interest Coverage Chart

Hytera Communications 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 1.24 1.81 - 2.12 4.18

Hytera Communications Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 - 4.94 4.54 8.56 6.73

Competitive Comparison of Hytera Communications's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Hytera Communications'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.


Hytera Communications's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Hytera Communications's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hytera Communications's Interest Coverage falls into.



Hytera Communications 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.

Hytera Communications'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, Hytera Communications's Interest Expense was ¥-116 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥486 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥235 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*486.284/-116.236
=4.18

Hytera Communications's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Hytera Communications's Interest Expense was ¥-24 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥160 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥237 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*160.271/-23.803
=6.73

* 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.


Hytera Communications  (SZSE:002583) 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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Hytera Communications (SZSE:002583) Business Description

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Address
North Ring Road, No. 9108 Hytera Building, Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industrial Park North, Nanshan District, Guangdong, Shenzhen, CHN, 518057
Hytera Communications Corp Ltd designs & manufactures professional wireless communications equipment, offering customized communication solutions to government, utility, enterprises & businesses to help achieve higher organizational efficiency.
Executives
Jiang Ye Lin Directors, executives
Zhu De You Supervisors
Peng Jian Feng Director
Chen Qing Zhou Director
Wu Mei Directors, executives
Tian Zhi Yong Securities Affairs Representative
Deng Feng Supervisors
Zhang Ju Directors, Directors, and Executives
Li Shao Qian Independent director
Zhang Yu Cheng Supervisors
Tan Xue Zhi Director
Ceng Hua Directors, executives
Wang Zhuo Supervisors
Fu Dong Hui Supervisors
Zhang Yong Securities Affairs Representative

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