YUII (Yuhe International) Interest Coverage: 42.47 (As of Mar. 2011)


What is Yuhe International Interest Coverage?

Yuhe International YUII -99.00% Interest Coverage is 42.47 as of Mar. 2011.

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. Yuhe International's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2011 was $6.12 Mil. Yuhe International's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2011 was $-0.14 Mil. Yuhe International's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 was 42.47. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


YUII's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.63
* 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.

Yuhe International  (OTCPK:YUII) 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 .

Yuhe International Interest Coverage Related Terms

Yuhe International Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Yuhe International'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.

Yuhe International Interest Coverage Chart

Yuhe International Annual Data
Trend Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10
Interest Coverage
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Yuhe International Quarterly Data
Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11
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 44.98 63.49 52.62 0.00 42.47

YUII vs EYTH: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Yuhe International'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.

Yuhe International Interest Coverage vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Yuhe International's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Yuhe International's Interest Coverage falls into.


Yuhe International 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.

Yuhe International's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010, Yuhe International's Interest Expense was $-0.40 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-34.22 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Yuhe International did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Yuhe International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2011, Yuhe International's Interest Expense was $-0.14 Mil. Its Operating Income was $6.12 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2011 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2011 )
=-1*6.116/-0.144
=42.47

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Interest Coverage →
What does a Interest Coverage of 42.47 mean?
Yuhe International (YUII) has a Interest Coverage of 42.47 as of Mar. 2011. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Yuhe International and its competitors.
Is Yuhe International's Interest Coverage too high?
Yuhe International's current Interest Coverage is 42.47. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Interest Coverage is 8.63. Yuhe International's value of 42.47 is 392.1% above this industry median.
How does Yuhe International's Interest Coverage compare to EYTH?
Yuhe International's Interest Coverage of 42.47 can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.63. Yuhe International's value of 42.47 is 392.1% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Interest Coverage among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 8.63, based on 1,511 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Yuhe International's current Interest Coverage of 42.47 is 392.1% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Yuhe International and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.63 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Yuhe International's current Interest Coverage is 42.47. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Yuhe International stock overvalued right now?
Yuhe International (YUII) has a current Interest Coverage of 42.47. The current Interest Coverage is 42.47 and 392.1% above the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 8.63. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Yuhe International (YUII), the current Interest Coverage is 42.47 as of Mar. 2011. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Yuhe International Business Description

Address 301 Hailong Street, Hanting Distric, Weifang, Shandong, CHN, 84106
Yuhe International Inc. is a supplier of day-old chickens raised for meat production, or broilers, in the People's Republic of China. The company operates in the middle of the commercial broiler chicken supply chain, where it purchases parent breeding stock from breeder farms, raises them to produce hatching eggs, and hatches the eggs to live day-old broilers, which are then sold to broiler raisers.