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JiaXing Gas Group Co (HKSE:09908) Interest Coverage : 15.53 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is JiaXing Gas Group 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. JiaXing Gas Group Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$123 Mil. JiaXing Gas Group Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-8 Mil. JiaXing Gas Group Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.53. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for JiaXing Gas Group Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:09908' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.17   Med: 9.61   Max: 17.58
Current: 13.54


HKSE:09908's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
79.78% of 445 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.77 vs HKSE:09908: 13.54

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


JiaXing Gas Group Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for JiaXing Gas Group 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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JiaXing Gas Group Co Interest Coverage Chart

JiaXing Gas Group Co Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 6.86 13.44 17.58 9.61 13.54

JiaXing Gas Group Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 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 15.52 9.54 9.69 10.93 15.53

Competitive Comparison of JiaXing Gas Group Co's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, JiaXing Gas Group 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.


JiaXing Gas Group Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, JiaXing Gas Group Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where JiaXing Gas Group Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



JiaXing Gas Group 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.

JiaXing Gas Group 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, JiaXing Gas Group Co's Interest Expense was HK$-14 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$190 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$345 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*189.778/-14.017
=13.54

JiaXing Gas Group Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, JiaXing Gas Group Co's Interest Expense was HK$-8 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$123 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$345 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*123.471/-7.952
=15.53

* 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.


JiaXing Gas Group Co  (HKSE:09908) 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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JiaXing Gas Group Co (HKSE:09908) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5th Floor, Building 3, Hualong Plaza,No. 32 Qinyi Road, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Zhejiang Province, Jiaxing, CHN
JiaXing Gas Group Co Ltd is a piped natural gas (PNG) operator in Jiaxing. The company engages in sales of gas, PNG in Jiaxing, LNG and LPG; construction and installation services to construct and install end-user pipeline network and gas facilities; and provision of natural gas transportation services, sales of vapour and construction materials, and leasing of properties. Its customers include residential and non-residential users, property developers and owners or occupants of residential and non-residential properties.

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