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Uni-President China Holdings (HKSE:00220) Interest Coverage : 23.44 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Uni-President China Holdings 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. Uni-President China Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$703 Mil. Uni-President China Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-30 Mil. Uni-President China Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.44. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Uni-President China Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00220' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.02   Med: 24.79   Max: 53.49
Current: 25.39


HKSE:00220's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
55.13% of 78 companies
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 18.745 vs HKSE:00220: 25.39

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


Uni-President China Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Uni-President China Holdings'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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Uni-President China Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Uni-President China Holdings 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 29.01 33.07 53.49 19.86 25.39

Uni-President China Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 58.14 27.60 14.22 27.42 23.44

Competitive Comparison of Uni-President China Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Uni-President China Holdings'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.


Uni-President China Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Uni-President China Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Uni-President China Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Uni-President China Holdings 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.

Uni-President China Holdings'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, Uni-President China Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-59 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$1,493 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$68 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1492.668/-58.787
=25.39

Uni-President China Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Uni-President China Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-30 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$703 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$68 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*703.377/-30.002
=23.44

* 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.


Uni-President China Holdings  (HKSE:00220) 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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Uni-President China Holdings (HKSE:00220) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 131, Linhong Road, Shanghai Hongqiao Linkong Economic Zone, Changning District, Shanghai, CHN, 200335
Uni-President China is one of the leading instant food and beverage producers in mainland China. Its major products include RTD tea, coffee, juice, and instant food such as instant noodles and self-heating packaged food. It is majority-owned by parent company Uni-President Enterprises Corporation, Taiwan's leading food conglomerate.

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