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Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co (SHSE:688556) Interest Coverage : 28.68 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Qingdao Gaoce 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. Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥270 Mil. Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-9 Mil. Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 28.68. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SHSE:688556' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.92   Med: 9.04   Max: 51.86
Current: 45.9


SHSE:688556's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
72.02% of 2298 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.69 vs SHSE:688556: 45.90

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


Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qingdao Gaoce 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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Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co Interest Coverage Chart

Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Qingdao Gaoce Technology 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 51.05 54.42 123.33 27.83 28.68

Competitive Comparison of Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Qingdao Gaoce 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.


Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Qingdao Gaoce 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.

Qingdao Gaoce 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, Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co's Interest Expense was ¥-34 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥1,765 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥498 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1764.792/-34.031
=51.86

Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co's Interest Expense was ¥-9 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥270 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥496 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*269.8/-9.406
=28.68

* 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.


Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co  (SHSE:688556) 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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Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co (SHSE:688556) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No.66 Huoju Zhilu, High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Shandong Province, Qingdao, CHN, 266114
Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co Ltd is engaged in the research and development, production and sales of cutting equipment for hard and brittle materials and cutting tools. The products are mainly used on silicon wafer for photovoltaic industry.
Executives
Duan Jing Bo Core technical personnel
Yu Wen Bo Supervisors
Wang Mu Ya Directors, senior managers
Zhang Lu Core technical personnel
Zhang Xiu Tao Directors, senior managers
Li Xue Yu Directors, senior managers
Yu Qun Core technical personnel
Xing Xu Core technical personnel
Jiang Shu Ming Director
Zhang Xu Director, core technical staff
Chou Jian Core technical personnel

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