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Henan Lantian Gas Co (SHSE:605368) Interest Coverage : 21.18 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Henan Lantian Gas 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. Henan Lantian Gas Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥280 Mil. Henan Lantian Gas Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-13 Mil. Henan Lantian Gas Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 21.18. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SHSE:605368' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.95   Med: 9.28   Max: 20.37
Current: 17.59


SHSE:605368's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
81.35% of 445 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.78 vs SHSE:605368: 17.59

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


Henan Lantian Gas Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Henan Lantian Gas 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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Henan Lantian Gas Co Interest Coverage Chart

Henan Lantian Gas Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Henan Lantian Gas Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 33.53 23.94 18.87 9.59 21.18

Competitive Comparison of Henan Lantian Gas Co's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Henan Lantian Gas 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.


Henan Lantian Gas Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



Henan Lantian Gas 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.

Henan Lantian Gas 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, Henan Lantian Gas Co's Interest Expense was ¥-43 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥836 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥897 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*835.866/-42.765
=19.55

Henan Lantian Gas Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Henan Lantian Gas Co's Interest Expense was ¥-13 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥280 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥905 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*280.075/-13.222
=21.18

* 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.


Henan Lantian Gas Co  (SHSE:605368) 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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Henan Lantian Gas Co (SHSE:605368) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
West of North Section of Production Stree, Henan Province, Queshan County, Zhumadian, CHN, 463200
Henan Lantian Gas Co Ltd is involved in the natural gas transmission and sales business. The company's natural gas branch has a total length of more than 700 kilometers and covers a population of more than 50 million.
Executives
Zhao Yong Kui senior management
Huang Tao Director
Lan Yu Feng senior management
Li Bao Hua Director
Zhao Xin senior management

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