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BoardWare Intelligence Technology (HKSE:01204) Interest Coverage : 0.29 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is BoardWare Intelligence Technology 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. BoardWare Intelligence Technology's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was HK$0.2 Mil. BoardWare Intelligence Technology's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was HK$-0.6 Mil. BoardWare Intelligence Technology's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.29. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for BoardWare Intelligence Technology's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01204' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.2   Med: 12.94   Max: 31.74
Current: 4.2


HKSE:01204's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
80.22% of 1623 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 28.5 vs HKSE:01204: 4.20

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


BoardWare Intelligence Technology Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for BoardWare Intelligence Technology'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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BoardWare Intelligence Technology Interest Coverage Chart

BoardWare Intelligence Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
31.74 31.02 12.94 5.91 7.84

BoardWare Intelligence Technology Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 17.10 1.55 6.18 9.36 0.29

Competitive Comparison of BoardWare Intelligence Technology's Interest Coverage

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, BoardWare Intelligence Technology'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.


BoardWare Intelligence Technology's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, BoardWare Intelligence Technology's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BoardWare Intelligence Technology's Interest Coverage falls into.


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BoardWare Intelligence Technology 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.

BoardWare Intelligence Technology'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, BoardWare Intelligence Technology's Interest Expense was HK$-0.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$6.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$4.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*6.366/-0.812
=7.84

BoardWare Intelligence Technology's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, BoardWare Intelligence Technology's Interest Expense was HK$-0.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$0.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$5.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*0.161/-0.56
=0.29

* 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.


BoardWare Intelligence Technology  (HKSE:01204) 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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BoardWare Intelligence Technology Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 9 Sheung Yuet Road, Unit 01-02, 12th Floor, Tower I Enterprise Square, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
BoardWare Intelligence Technology Ltd is dedicated to providing reliable, end-to-end, and high-quality enterprise IT solutions to customers. It is engaged in the design, architecture, and building up of total IT solutions for customers in various industry sectors in Macau. In addition, the company is engaged in the distribution and resale of hardware and software.
Executives
Chao Ka Chon 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Tai Wah (bvi) Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Wong Pui Fan 2202 Interest of your spouse
Ung Choi Kun 2101 Beneficial owner
Da Heng Qin Ao Men You Xian Gong Si 2101 Beneficial owner
Zhu Hai Da Heng Qin Ji Tuan You Xian Gong Si 2101 Beneficial owner

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