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China Feihe (HKSE:06186) Interest Coverage : 96.37 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Feihe 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. China Feihe's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$2,718 Mil. China Feihe's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-28 Mil. China Feihe's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 96.37. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. China Feihe Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

HKSE:06186' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 26.74   Med: 86.95   Max: 325.45
Current: 97.22


HKSE:06186's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
85.47% of 1370 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.395 vs HKSE:06186: 97.22

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


China Feihe Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Feihe'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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China Feihe Interest Coverage Chart

China Feihe Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 76.67 160.81 325.45 201.28 97.22

China Feihe Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 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 300.27 269.44 163.35 98.03 96.37

Competitive Comparison of China Feihe's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, China Feihe'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.


China Feihe's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where China Feihe's Interest Coverage falls into.



China Feihe 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.

China Feihe'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, China Feihe's Interest Expense was HK$-58 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$5,650 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,142 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*5650.087/-58.115
=97.22

China Feihe's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, China Feihe's Interest Expense was HK$-28 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$2,718 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,142 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2717.901/-28.203
=96.37

* 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.


China Feihe  (HKSE:06186) 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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China Feihe (HKSE:06186) Business Description

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Address
10 Jiuxianqiao Road, Block C, 16th Floor, Star City International Building, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100016
Feihe is the number one infant milk formula company in China, with a premium market positioning among domestic and foreign competing brands. The company utilizes the flagship Astrobaby lineup to promote its "more suitable for Chinese babies" proposition. It has a nationwide distributor network covering maternity stores, supermarkets and traditional retailers, as well as a direct sales network in e-commerce.

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