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Power Assets Holdings (Power Assets Holdings) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Power Assets Holdings Financial Strength?

Power Assets Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Power Assets Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.15. Power Assets Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.46. As of today, Power Assets Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 8.55.


Competitive Comparison of Power Assets Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Power Assets Holdings's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Power Assets Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Power Assets Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Power Assets Holdings Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). 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.

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:

Power Assets Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-8.6 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $69.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $396.7 Mil.

Power Assets Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*69.912/-8.579
=8.15

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Power Assets Holdings's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.384 + 396.681) / 161.336
=2.46

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Power Assets Holdings has a Z-score of 8.55, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 8.55 is strong.

* 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.


Power Assets Holdings  (OTCPK:HGKGY) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Power Assets Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Power Assets Holdings (Power Assets Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2 Queen's Road Central, Unit 2005, 20th Floor, Cheung Kong Center, Hong Kong, HKG
Power Assets Holdings is an investment holding company with a focus on regulated utility assets. The firm owns a portfolio of regulated electricity and gas assets and similarly stable utilities in Hong Kong, the U.K., Australia, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand. Profit from its regulated assets make up around 80% of total income, with contribution from its U.K. and Australian assets totaling more than 60% of group profit. The firm is part of CK Hutchison Holdings, a Hong Kong-based multinational conglomerate, and is currently 36% owned by CK Infrastructure Holdings.

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