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Concord New Energy Group (Concord New Energy Group) Interest Coverage : 1.06 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Concord New Energy Group 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. Concord New Energy Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $48.7 Mil. Concord New Energy Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-46.2 Mil. Concord New Energy Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.06. 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. Concord New Energy Group Ltd interest coverage is 1.6, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Concord New Energy Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CWPWF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.17   Med: 2.2   Max: 4.59
Current: 1.6


CWPWF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
70.21% of 329 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 3.24 vs CWPWF: 1.60

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


Concord New Energy Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Concord New Energy Group'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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Concord New Energy Group Interest Coverage Chart

Concord New Energy Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.16 2.27 2.23 2.08 1.60

Concord New Energy Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 2.05 2.38 1.80 2.18 1.06

Competitive Comparison of Concord New Energy Group's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Concord New Energy Group'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.


Concord New Energy Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Concord New Energy Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Concord New Energy Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Concord New Energy Group 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.

Concord New Energy Group'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, Concord New Energy Group's Interest Expense was $-90.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $144.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,073.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*144.774/-90.217
=1.60

Concord New Energy Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Concord New Energy Group's Interest Expense was $-46.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $48.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,073.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*48.707/-46.153
=1.06

* 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.


Concord New Energy Group  (OTCPK:CWPWF) 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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Concord New Energy Group (Concord New Energy Group) Business Description

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Address
16 Harcourt Road, Suite 3901, 39th Floor, Far East Finance Centre, Admiralty, Hong Kong, HKG
Concord New Energy Group Ltd is an investment holding company. The principal activities of the company are investment in power plants, provision of design, technical and consultation services, and provision of power plant operation and maintenance services. The operating segments of the company are power generation which includes the operation of wind and solar power plants, Intelligent operation and maintenance segment which includes provision operation and maintenance, asset management, overhaul & commissioning service for wind and solar power plants; and others segment which includes the provision of design, technical and consultancy services, undertaking electrical engineering and construction of power plant projects. The company generates its revenue from the power generation segment.

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