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SORL Auto Parts (SORL Auto Parts) Interest Coverage

: 2.25 (As of Sep. 2019)
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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. SORL Auto Parts's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was $6.8 Mil. SORL Auto Parts's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was $-3.0 Mil. SORL Auto Parts's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was 2.25. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for SORL Auto Parts's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SORL's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 7.7
* 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.


SORL Auto Parts Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SORL Auto Parts'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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SORL Auto Parts Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.00 15.16 27.09 12.06 2.84

SORL Auto Parts Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 2.65 1.51 3.92 2.46 2.25

Competitive Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, SORL Auto Parts'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.


SORL Auto Parts Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, SORL Auto Parts's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SORL Auto Parts's Interest Coverage falls into.



SORL Auto Parts 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.

SORL Auto Parts's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018, SORL Auto Parts's Interest Expense was $-13.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $38.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2018 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2018 )
=-1*38.481/-13.571
=2.84

SORL Auto Parts's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2019, SORL Auto Parts's Interest Expense was $-3.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $6.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2019 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2019 )
=-1*6.785/-3.01
=2.25

* 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.


SORL Auto Parts  (NAS:SORL) 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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SORL Auto Parts (SORL Auto Parts) Business Description

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Address
NO. 2666 KaiFaqu Avenue, Ruili Industry Area, Zhejiang Province, Ruian City, CHN, 325200
SORL Auto Parts Inc develops, manufactures and distributes automotive brake systems and other key safety-related auto parts to automotive original equipment manufacturers, and the related aftermarket both in China and internationally. The company is organized into two principal operating division: Commercial Vehicles Brake Systems and Passenger Vehicles Brake Systems. Its key products are air brake system, tubes and fittings, ABS and diagnosis, power steering pumps, electrical and railway parts, and new energy parts. The company's products are principally used in different types of commercial vehicles, such as trucks and buses. Most of the firm's revenue gets generated through Commercial Vehicles Brake Systems segment.
Executives
Kevin R Keating director, officer: President 190 LAKEVIEW WAY, VERO BEACH FL 32963