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Qingdao Topscomm Communication (SHSE:603421) Interest Coverage

: 2.86 (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. Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ¥26 Mil. Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ¥-9 Mil. Qingdao Topscomm Communication's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.86. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:603421' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.74   Med: 674.96   Max: 160795.5
Current: 7.74


SHSE:603421's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
61.31% of 1592 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.765 vs SHSE:603421: 7.74

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


Qingdao Topscomm Communication Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qingdao Topscomm Communication'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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Qingdao Topscomm Communication 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 18.93 - 126.66 15.10 12.23

Qingdao Topscomm Communication 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 13.98 33.30 - 12.17 2.86

Competitive Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Qingdao Topscomm Communication'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.


Qingdao Topscomm Communication Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Interest Coverage falls into.



Qingdao Topscomm Communication 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.

Qingdao Topscomm Communication'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, Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Interest Expense was ¥-19 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥230 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥416 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*230.305/-18.825
=12.23

Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Interest Expense was ¥-9 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥26 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥773 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*25.541/-8.941
=2.86

* 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.


Qingdao Topscomm Communication  (SHSE:603421) 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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Qingdao Topscomm Communication (SHSE:603421) Business Description

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Address
No. 288 Ningxia Road, 5th Floor, No. 6 Building, Qingdao Software Park, Shinan District, Qingdao City, CHN, 266024
Qingdao Topscomm Communication Inc designs, researches and develops, manufactures, and sells smart products for electric power and fire protection in China. It also engages in the research and development of power line carrier communication chips and fieldbus communication chips. Its products include smart energy meters, such as smart prepayment and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), power line carrier communication system; chips; terminal collecting device such as concentrator and state grid concentrator; and intelligent indoor terminal. It also provides AMI, prepayment vending, water/gas/heat and electricity meter AMR/AMI, distribution automation and management, and low and medium voltage PLC communication solutions.

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