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Greater China Financial Holdings (HKSE:00431) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Greater China Financial Holdings 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. Greater China Financial Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-84.54 Mil. Greater China Financial Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-19.18 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 Greater China Financial Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


HKSE:00431's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Credit Services industry.
Industry Median: 69.18
* 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.


Greater China Financial Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Greater China Financial Holdings'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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Greater China Financial Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Greater China Financial Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Credit Services subindustry, Greater China Financial Holdings'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.


Greater China Financial Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Greater China Financial Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Greater China Financial Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Greater China Financial Holdings 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.

Greater China Financial Holdings'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, Greater China Financial Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-37.23 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-83.02 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$369.88 Mil.

Greater China Financial Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Greater China Financial Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Greater China Financial Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-19.18 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-84.54 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$369.88 Mil.

Greater China Financial Holdings 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.


Greater China Financial Holdings  (HKSE:00431) 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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Greater China Financial Holdings (HKSE:00431) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 Matheson Street, Suites 3612-16, 36th Floor, Tower Two, Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, HKG
Greater China Financial Holdings Ltd, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in investment holding, industrial property development, general trading of consumable goods, securities brokerage, insurance brokerage, asset management and loan financing operation including loan financing, financial guarantee services, loan referral and consultancy services. It generates maximum revenue from the loan financing operation segment. It operates in Hong Kong and the PRC. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from China.
Executives
Liu Kequan 2101 Beneficial owner
Chen Zheng 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Skill Rich Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Chu Lam Yiu 2101 Beneficial owner
Eastern Spring Global Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Yang Dayong
Greater China Financial Holdings Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Harmonic Edge Limited 2106 Person having a security interest in shares
Liang Miaoxin 2202 Interest of your spouse

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