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Bengang Steel Plates Co (SZSE:000761) Interest Coverage

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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. Bengang Steel Plates Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ¥-258 Mil. Bengang Steel Plates Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ¥-139 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bengang Steel Plates Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SZSE:000761's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 6.08
* 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.


Bengang Steel Plates Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bengang Steel Plates 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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Bengang Steel Plates Co Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
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Bengang Steel Plates Co Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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Competitive Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Bengang Steel Plates 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.


Bengang Steel Plates Co Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Bengang Steel Plates Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bengang Steel Plates Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Bengang Steel Plates 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.

Bengang Steel Plates Co'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, Bengang Steel Plates Co's Interest Expense was ¥-599 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥-627 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥8,388 Mil.

Bengang Steel Plates Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Bengang Steel Plates Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Bengang Steel Plates Co's Interest Expense was ¥-139 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥-258 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥8,494 Mil.

Bengang Steel Plates Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Bengang Steel Plates Co  (SZSE:000761) 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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Bengang Steel Plates Co (SZSE:000761) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No.16, Renmin Road, Pingshan District, Liaoning Province, Benxi, CHN, 117000
Bengang Steel Plates Co Ltd is an iron and steel smelting company. Its products are applied in automobiles, household appliances, petrochemical engineering, machine manufacturing, energy transportation, architectural decoration, metal parts, and various other industries and are exported to more than 60 countries and regions.

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