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Chung Hwa Pulp (TPE:1905) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Chung Hwa Pulp 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. Chung Hwa Pulp's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$-272 Mil. Chung Hwa Pulp's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$-76 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chung Hwa Pulp's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TPE:1905's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Forest Products industry.
Industry Median: 5.2
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Chung Hwa Pulp Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chung Hwa Pulp'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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Chung Hwa Pulp Interest Coverage Chart

Chung Hwa Pulp Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Chung Hwa Pulp Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Chung Hwa Pulp's Interest Coverage

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Chung Hwa Pulp'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.


Chung Hwa Pulp's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Chung Hwa Pulp's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chung Hwa Pulp's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Chung Hwa Pulp 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.

Chung Hwa Pulp'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, Chung Hwa Pulp's Interest Expense was NT$-280 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-552 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,057 Mil.

Chung Hwa Pulp did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Chung Hwa Pulp's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Chung Hwa Pulp's Interest Expense was NT$-76 Mil. Its Operating Income was NT$-272 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,057 Mil.

Chung Hwa Pulp did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Chung Hwa Pulp  (TPE:1905) 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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Chung Hwa Pulp Business Description

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Address
No. 51, Chongqing South Road, 12th Floor, Section 2, Taipei, TWN
Chung Hwa Pulp Corp manufactures and sells pulp and a variety of paper products. The company owns and operates forests in China and Taiwan and harvests timber. The timber is transported to the firm's mills, where it produces pulp and paper products for sale. It operates in three segments: Pulp & Fine Paper which generates key revenue, Forestry, and Others. The Pulp and fine paper segment is engaged in manufacturing and selling cardboard, paper, and pulp. The Forestry segment is involved in seedling cultivation and reforestation. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from Taiwan and the rest from Mainland China.

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