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Chinatellite Communications Co (SHSE:601698) Interest Expense : ¥-8 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Chinatellite Communications Co Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Chinatellite Communications Co's interest expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥ -2 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-8 Mil.

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. Chinatellite Communications Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥ 109 Mil. Chinatellite Communications Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥ -2 Mil. Chinatellite Communications Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 64.40. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Chinatellite Communications Co Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chinatellite Communications Co's Interest Expense 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.

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Chinatellite Communications Co Interest Expense Chart

Chinatellite Communications Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Expense
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Chinatellite Communications Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Chinatellite Communications Co Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ¥-8 Mil.

* 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.


Chinatellite Communications Co  (SHSE:601698) Interest Expense Explanation

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. The higher, the better.

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

Chinatellite Communications Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥109 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥131 Mil.

Chinatellite Communications Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*109.23/-1.696
=64.40

* 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.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. China Satellite Communications Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.


Chinatellite Communications Co (SHSE:601698) Business Description

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No. 59, Houchangcun Road, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN
China Satellite Communications Co Ltd is engaged in the development and management of communication and broadcasting satellite systems; the design and development of satellite ground application systems and related equipment. It also offers technical consulting, engineering design, engineering contracting services related to the satellite business.

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