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Giordano International (HKSE:00709) Interest Coverage : 9.17 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Giordano International 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. Giordano International's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$211 Mil. Giordano International's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-23 Mil. Giordano International's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.17. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Giordano International's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00709' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.71   Med: 107.8   Max: No Debt
Current: 11.6


HKSE:00709's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
58.08% of 761 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.78 vs HKSE:00709: 11.60

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


Giordano International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Giordano International'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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Giordano International Interest Coverage Chart

Giordano International Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.71 - 7.21 15.68 11.60

Giordano International Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 10.23 13.58 17.62 14.88 9.17

Competitive Comparison of Giordano International's Interest Coverage

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Giordano International'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.


Giordano International's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Giordano International's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Giordano International's Interest Coverage falls into.



Giordano International 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.

Giordano International'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, Giordano International's Interest Expense was HK$-40 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$464 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$337 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*464/-40
=11.60

Giordano International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Giordano International's Interest Expense was HK$-23 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$211 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$337 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*211/-23
=9.17

* 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.


Giordano International  (HKSE:00709) 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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Giordano International (HKSE:00709) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
777-779 Cheung Sha Wan Road, 5th Floor, Tin On Industrial Building, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Giordano International Ltd is an apparel manufacturer and retailer with thousands of stores in the Asia-Pacific region. Giordano's has both self-operated and franchised stores. Giordano's sales are similarly dispersed through the following regions: Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Rest of Asia-Pacific. The company also generates significant sales in the Middle East. The Giordano brand, encompassing Giordano Men, Giordano Women, and Giordano Junior, generates the vast majority of the company's sales, mostly through Giordano Men. Other brands include Giordano Ladies, BSX, Beau Monde, and Eula.

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