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Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co (SZSE:002181) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media 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. Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-15.8 Mil. Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-5.3 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SZSE:002181's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 11.74
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media 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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Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co's Interest Coverage

For the Publishing subindustry, Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media 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.


Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media 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.

Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media 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, Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co's Interest Expense was ¥-15.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥-62.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥540.8 Mil.

Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co's Interest Expense was ¥-5.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥-15.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥549.4 Mil.

Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co  (SZSE:002181) 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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Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co (SZSE:002181) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Room 3001 Yuexiu Town Square, 437 Dongfeng Zhong Road, Guangzhou, CHN, 510030
Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co Ltd is a newspaper media company. Its principal business involves advertising operations, distribution of logistics, newspapers and periodicals, printing and packaging and new media. In addition, the company is also involved in the field of cultural media industry investment.
Executives
Gu Jian Qing Director
Zhu Zheng Fu Independent director
Ceng Wei Executives
Liu Qing Zhou Supervisors

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