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Hua Lien International (Holding) Co (HKSE:00969) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Hua Lien International (Holding) Co 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. Hua Lien International (Holding) Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-6.0 Mil. Hua Lien International (Holding) Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-12.2 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Hua Lien International (Holding) Co Ltds earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hua Lien International (Holding) Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00969' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.34   Max: 0.91
Current: 0.34


HKSE:00969's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
97.69% of 1474 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.335 vs HKSE:00969: 0.34

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


Hua Lien International (Holding) Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hua Lien International (Holding) Co'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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Hua Lien International (Holding) Co Interest Coverage Chart

Hua Lien International (Holding) Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Hua Lien International (Holding) Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 - 1.33 - 1.14 -

Competitive Comparison of Hua Lien International (Holding) Co's Interest Coverage

For the Confectioners subindustry, Hua Lien International (Holding) Co'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.


Hua Lien International (Holding) Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Hua Lien International (Holding) Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hua Lien International (Holding) Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Hua Lien International (Holding) Co 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.

Hua Lien International (Holding) Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Hua Lien International (Holding) Co's Interest Expense was HK$-24.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$8.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$24.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*8.335/-24.717
=0.34

Hua Lien International (Holding) Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Hua Lien International (Holding) Co's Interest Expense was HK$-12.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-6.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$24.0 Mil.

Hua Lien International (Holding) Co 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.


Hua Lien International (Holding) Co  (HKSE:00969) 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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Hua Lien International (Holding) Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
28 Connaught Road Central, 18th Floor, Sheung Wan, Yue Thai Commercial Building, Hong Kong, HKG
Hua Lien International (Holding) Co Ltd is an investment holding company. It is principally engaged in provision of supporting services to sweetener business, cultivation of sugar cane, manufacturing and sales of sugar and molasses and ethanol biofuel business. The company operates through three segments namely Supporting services; the Sugar business; and the Ethanol business. It generates maximum revenue from the Sugar business segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Jamaica.
Executives
Guang Dong Sheng Nong Ken Ji Tuan Gong Si 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Guangken Rubber (singapore) Pte. Ltd. 2101 Beneficial owner
Xinjiang Botai Energy Company Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Zeng Wei 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
State Development & Investment Corp., Ltd. (formerly State Development & Investment Corp.) 2106 Person having a security interest in shares
State-owned Assets Supervision And Administration Commission Of The State Council 2106 Person having a security interest in shares
Complant International Sugar Industry Co., Ltd. 2101 Beneficial owner
China National Complete Plant Import And Export Group Corporation Limited 2106 Person having a security interest in shares

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