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Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL (SHSE:600979) Interest Coverage

: 4.92 (As of Sep. 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. Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ¥131 Mil. Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ¥-27 Mil. Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 4.92. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL interest coverage is 2.73, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:600979' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.77   Med: 2.73   Max: 4.84
Current: 2.73


SHSE:600979's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
62.5% of 440 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.665 vs SHSE:600979: 2.73

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


Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL'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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Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.84 4.06 2.80 2.95 2.66

Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 2.72 1.37 1.42 3.85 4.92

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL'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.


Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL's Interest Coverage falls into.



Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL 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.

Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL's Interest Expense was ¥-136 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥363 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,924 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*362.547/-136.491
=2.66

Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL's Interest Expense was ¥-27 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥131 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥2,504 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*131.489/-26.736
=4.92

* 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.


Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL  (SHSE:600979) 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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Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL (SHSE:600979) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 86, Qujiang North Road, Guang'an District, Guang'an, Sichuan, CHN, 638000
Sichuan Guangan AAA PCL is a China-based company engaged in the generation and distribution of electricity, natural gas and running water. Network access installation services are also offered by the Company.

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