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Great Wall Motor Co (HKSE:02333) Interest Coverage : 8.41 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Great Wall Motor Co 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. Great Wall Motor Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$2,319 Mil. Great Wall Motor Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-276 Mil. Great Wall Motor Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.41. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Great Wall Motor Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02333' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.83   Med: 23.56   Max: 740.93
Current: 11.91


HKSE:02333's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
60.39% of 1030 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 7.87 vs HKSE:02333: 11.91

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


Great Wall Motor Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great Wall Motor Co'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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Great Wall Motor Co Interest Coverage Chart

Great Wall Motor Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Great Wall Motor Co 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 - 4.76 17.44 8.41 25.81

Competitive Comparison of Great Wall Motor Co's Interest Coverage

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Great Wall Motor Co'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.


Great Wall Motor Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Great Wall Motor Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great Wall Motor Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Great Wall Motor Co 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.

Great Wall Motor Co'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, Great Wall Motor Co's Interest Expense was HK$-1,035 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$8,106 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$19,043 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*8106.216/-1035.428
=7.83

Great Wall Motor Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Great Wall Motor Co's Interest Expense was HK$-276 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$2,319 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$19,043 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2319.233/-275.892
=8.41

* 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.


Great Wall Motor Co  (HKSE:02333) 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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Great Wall Motor Co (HKSE:02333) Business Description

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Address
No. 2266 Chaoyang Road South, Hebei Province, Baoding, CHN, 071000
Chinese automobile manufacturer Great Wall Motor is China's market leader in the SUV and pickup truck segments. In 2022, the company sold over 615,000 Haval-branded SUVs and 160,000 WEY- and Tank-branded SUVs, making it the largest SUV manufacturer by sales volume for the 12th year. It also sold more than 195,000 pickup trucks, also ranked number one in sales volume for 25 consecutive years. China's domestic market accounts for about 90% of Great Wall's revenue, with the balance coming from Russia, the Middle East, South Africa, Australia, and Chile, among others.

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