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PDD Holdings (PDD Holdings) Interest Coverage

: 2,746.46 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. PDD Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,136 Mil. PDD Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1 Mil. PDD Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2,746.46. 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. PDD Holdings Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

PDD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.6   Med: 5667.28   Max: No Debt
Current: 1327.34


PDD's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
95.47% of 751 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.81 vs PDD: 1327.34

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


PDD Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for PDD 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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PDD Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 5.60 588.58 1,334.56

PDD Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 745.72 592.88 1,065.40 1,364.20 2,746.46

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, PDD 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.


PDD Holdings Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, PDD Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PDD Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



PDD 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.

PDD 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, PDD Holdings's Interest Expense was $-6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $8,221 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,103 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*8220.885/-6.16
=1,334.56

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, PDD Holdings's Interest Expense was $-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3,136 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,103 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3136.462/-1.142
=2,746.46

* 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.


PDD Holdings  (NAS:PDD) 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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PDD Holdings (PDD Holdings) Business Description

Address
First Floor, 25 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2,, Dublin 2, IRL, D02 XF99
PDD Holdings (Nasdaq: PDD) is a multinational commerce group that owns and operates a portfolio of businesses. PDD Holdings aims to bring more businesses and people into the digital economy so that local communities and small businesses can benefit from the increased productivity and new opportunities. PDD Holdings has built a network of sourcing, logistics, and fulfilment capabilities, that support its underlying businesses.