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Wise Living Technology Co (HKSE:02481) Interest Coverage : 4.63 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Wise Living Technology 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. Wise Living Technology Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$120 Mil. Wise Living Technology Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-26 Mil. Wise Living Technology Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.63. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Wise Living Technology Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02481' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.15   Med: 2.85   Max: 5
Current: 5


HKSE:02481's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
66.77% of 328 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 3.2 vs HKSE:02481: 5.00

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


Wise Living Technology Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wise Living Technology 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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Wise Living Technology Co Interest Coverage Chart

Wise Living Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
2.15 2.86 2.84 5.00

Wise Living Technology Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial N/A 2.84 2.83 5.34 4.63

Competitive Comparison of Wise Living Technology Co's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Wise Living Technology 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.


Wise Living Technology Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Wise Living Technology Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wise Living Technology Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Wise Living Technology 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.

Wise Living Technology 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, Wise Living Technology Co's Interest Expense was HK$-54 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$267 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$663 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*267.4/-53.512
=5.00

Wise Living Technology Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Wise Living Technology Co's Interest Expense was HK$-26 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$120 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$663 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*119.57/-25.828
=4.63

* 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.


Wise Living Technology Co  (HKSE:02481) 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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Wise Living Technology Co (HKSE:02481) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 15 Shuangliang Road, Ligang Street, Room 202, 2nd Floor, Jiangsu, Jiangyin, CHN
Wise Living Technology Co Ltd is a cross-provincial heat service provider mainly operating in the Three North Region. It is principally engaged in the provision of heat services to residential and non-residential heat service customers under concession rights. In addition to its provision of heat services, which is considered as a public utility business, the company also provides heat-related; engineering construction services; and EMC services.

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