Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co (SHSE:600498) Interest Coverage : 1.38 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies 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. Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥88 Mil. Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-63 Mil. Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.38. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:600498' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.83 Med: 5.69 Max: 10.33
Current: 3.32

SHSE:600498's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
78.94% of 1591 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.52 vs SHSE:600498: 3.32

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

Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies 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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Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co Interest Coverage Chart

Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co Annual Data

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5.39

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3.33

2.83

3.06

Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co Quarterly Data
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Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.06	2.27	2.89	5.18	1.38

Competitive Comparison of Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies 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.

Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co's Interest Coverage falls into.

Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies 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.

Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies 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, Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co's Interest Expense was ¥-338 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥1,034 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥3,611 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	1034.164	/	-338.345
	=	3.06

Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co's Interest Expense was ¥-63 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥88 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥3,671 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
	=	-1	*	87.553	/	-63.308
	=	1.38

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co (SHSE:600498) 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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Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co (SHSE:600498) Business Description

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Address

No. 88 Youkeyuan Road, Hongshan District, Hubei, Wuhan, CHN, 430074

Website

http://www.fiberhome.com.cn

Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co Ltd is a China-based company engaged in the manufacture and sales of communication equipment. Its main products include communication system equipment, optical fibers, cables and data networking products, such as the optical networking products, Internet protocol (IP) data products, broadband access products, optical fibers and cable products, wireless communication products and power supplies, as well as the optoelectronic devices. The company mainly distributes its products in domestic and overseas markets.

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