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Wan Kei Group Holdings (HKSE:01718) Interest Coverage : 5.30 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Wan Kei Group 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. Wan Kei Group Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$24.3 Mil. Wan Kei Group Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-4.6 Mil. Wan Kei Group Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 5.30. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Wan Kei Group Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


HKSE:01718's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 7.08
* 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.


Wan Kei Group Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wan Kei Group 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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Wan Kei Group Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Wan Kei Group Holdings Annual Data
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Wan Kei Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Wan Kei Group Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Wan Kei Group 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.


Wan Kei Group Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Wan Kei Group Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wan Kei Group Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Wan Kei Group 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.

Wan Kei Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Wan Kei Group Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-10.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-23.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.9 Mil.

Wan Kei Group Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Wan Kei Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Wan Kei Group Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-4.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$24.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*24.296/-4.587
=5.30

* 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.


Wan Kei Group Holdings  (HKSE:01718) 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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Wan Kei Group Holdings (HKSE:01718) Business Description

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Address
No. 288 Hennessy Road, Unit No. 07, 16th Floor Emperor Group Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
Wan Kei Group Holdings Ltd is an engineering and construction company. It is engaged in the provision of foundation works including mini piles, pipe piles, and king posts. It also offers socketed steel, driven piles, and pre-drilling works. The operating business segments are Foundation Construction, Ground Investigation Services, Trading of beauty and skin care products and Financial Services. The Foundation construction segment provides foundation construction works to customers in Hong Kong, the Ground investigation services segment provides ground investigation services to customers in Hong Kong, Financial services segment provides investment, financing, and moneylending services. The company derives revenue mainly from the Foundation construction segment.
Executives
Ample Cheer Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Kingston Finance Limited 2106 Person having a security interest in shares
Chu Yuet Wah 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Samwood Global Limited 2103 Interests held jointly with another person
Suntecli Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Chan Sui Yau 2202 Interest of your spouse
Fong Hon Hung 2103 Interests held jointly with another person
Kwong Sui Sim 2202 Interest of your spouse
Lau Woon Si 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Leung Man Lun Stephen 2103 Interests held jointly with another person
So Choi 2202 Interest of your spouse
Coast International Asset Management Limited 2102 Investment manager

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