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eSun Holdings (HKSE:00571) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is eSun 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. eSun Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jan. 2025 was HK$-32 Mil. eSun Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jan. 2025 was HK$-20 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 eSun Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


HKSE:00571's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 10.66
* 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.


eSun Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for eSun 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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eSun Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of eSun Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Entertainment subindustry, eSun 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.


eSun Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, eSun Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where eSun Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.


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eSun 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.

eSun Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2024, eSun Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-44 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-472 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$856 Mil.

eSun Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

eSun Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jan. 2025, eSun Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-20 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$530 Mil.

eSun 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.


eSun Holdings  (HKSE:00571) 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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eSun Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
680 Cheung Sha Wan Road, 11th Floor, Lai Sun Commercial Centre, Kowloon, HKG
eSun Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segments include Media and entertainment, Film and TV program, Cinema operation, and Corporate and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Cinema operation segment which engages in the operation of cinemas in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from Hong Kong and the rest from Mainland China and Macau, and other regions.
Executives
Lai Sun Development Company Limited
Lai Sun Garment (international) Limited
Lam Kin Ngok Peter
Yu Cheuk Yi 2103 Interests held jointly with another person
Yu Siu Yuk 2103 Interests held jointly with another person

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