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China Man-Made Fiber (TPE:1718) Interest Coverage : 1.54 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is China Man-Made Fiber 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. China Man-Made Fiber's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$4,701 Mil. China Man-Made Fiber's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-3,048 Mil. China Man-Made Fiber's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.54. 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. China Man-Made Fiber Corp interest coverage is 1.58, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Man-Made Fiber's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1718' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.74   Med: 1.74   Max: 2.65
Current: 1.58


TPE:1718's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
89.18% of 1174 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.56 vs TPE:1718: 1.58

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


China Man-Made Fiber Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Man-Made Fiber'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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China Man-Made Fiber Interest Coverage Chart

China Man-Made Fiber 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 N/A 1.74 2.65 1.94 1.55

China Man-Made Fiber 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 1.40 1.53 1.72 1.52 1.54

Competitive Comparison of China Man-Made Fiber's Interest Coverage

For the Chemicals subindustry, China Man-Made Fiber'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.


China Man-Made Fiber's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, China Man-Made Fiber's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Man-Made Fiber's Interest Coverage falls into.



China Man-Made Fiber 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.

China Man-Made Fiber'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, China Man-Made Fiber's Interest Expense was NT$-10,265 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$15,895 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$22,088 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*15895.087/-10264.771
=1.55

China Man-Made Fiber's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, China Man-Made Fiber's Interest Expense was NT$-3,048 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$4,701 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$22,206 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*4701.244/-3047.861
=1.54

* 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.


China Man-Made Fiber  (TPE:1718) 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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China Man-Made Fiber (TPE:1718) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Xinsheng S. Road, 10-11th Floor, No. 50, Sector 1, Taipei City, TWN, 100
China Man-Made Fiber Corp makes and sells chemicals and fiber products, including polyester yarn and filament, and rayon yarn and fiber, which are used to make apparel, footwear, and industrial cloth. The company's chemical portfolio includes ethylene glycol, ethylene oxide, and nonylphenol, which are used to make antifreeze and engine coolants for the automobile industry. The chemicals are also used in snow and ice removal as well as explosives for the mining industry.

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