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Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co (HKSE:02382) Interest Coverage : 2.18 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sunny Optical Technology (Group) 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. Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$520 Mil. Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-239 Mil. Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.18. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02382' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.96   Med: 22.93   Max: 88.08
Current: 1.96


HKSE:02382's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.09% of 1604 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.555 vs HKSE:02382: 1.96

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


Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sunny Optical Technology (Group) 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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Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co Interest Coverage Chart

Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co 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 18.93 22.82 23.04 9.37 1.96

Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co 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 18.88 14.14 6.29 1.76 2.18

Competitive Comparison of Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co's Interest Coverage

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Sunny Optical Technology (Group) 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.


Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Sunny Optical Technology (Group) 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.

Sunny Optical Technology (Group) 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, Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co's Interest Expense was HK$-491 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$965 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$5,518 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*964.846/-491.268
=1.96

Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co's Interest Expense was HK$-239 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$520 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$5,518 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*520.218/-238.633
=2.18

* 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.


Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co  (HKSE:02382) 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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Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Co (HKSE:02382) Business Description

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Address
No. 66-68, Fengle Road, Zhejiang Province, Yuyao, CHN, 315400
Headquartered in Yuyao, China, Sunny Optical is China's biggest handset camera modules maker and the world's largest handset lens sets manufacturer. Higher-margin lens sets are used on smartphones, vehicles, and augmented/virtual reality. Sunny Optical is a key beneficiary of the secular growth of mobile and vehicle camera demand, as smartphone manufacturers seek differentiated camera features and advanced driver-assistance systems witness rising adoption among automakers. The firm also manufactures optical instruments, such as high-end microscopes and optical measuring instruments. The company employed over 26,610 people as of December 2022.

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