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Sprocomm Intelligence (HKSE:01401) Interest Coverage : 0.25 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Sprocomm Intelligence 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. Sprocomm Intelligence's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$4 Mil. Sprocomm Intelligence's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-16 Mil. Sprocomm Intelligence's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.25. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HKSE:01401' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 4.07   Max: 30.56
Current: 0.34


HKSE:01401's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
98% of 1601 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 13.09 vs HKSE:01401: 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.


Sprocomm Intelligence Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sprocomm Intelligence'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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Sprocomm Intelligence Interest Coverage Chart

Sprocomm Intelligence Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 5.03 - - 1.78 0.34

Sprocomm Intelligence Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 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 - 1.86 1.76 0.42 0.25

Competitive Comparison of Sprocomm Intelligence's Interest Coverage

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Sprocomm Intelligence'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.


Sprocomm Intelligence's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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


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Sprocomm Intelligence 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.

Sprocomm Intelligence'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, Sprocomm Intelligence's Interest Expense was HK$-39 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$13 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$45 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*13.315/-38.64
=0.34

Sprocomm Intelligence's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Sprocomm Intelligence's Interest Expense was HK$-16 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$45 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*4.072/-16.433
=0.25

* 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.


Sprocomm Intelligence  (HKSE:01401) 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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Sprocomm Intelligence Business Description

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No. 6018 North Ring Boulevard, Meilin Street, 33rd Floor, Building 1, Huaqiang Science and Technology Innovation Plaza, Futian District, Shenzhen, CHN, 518000
Sprocomm Intelligence Ltd is an investment holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, it operates as a mobile phone supplier based in the PRC, mainly engaged in research and development, designing, manufacturing, and sale of mobile phones, printed circuit board assembly products (PCBAs) for mobile phones, and IoT-related products, targeting emerging markets. It generates a majority of its revenue from the sale of feature phones and smartphones. Geographically, the group derives its key revenue from the People's Republic of China (PRC), and also has a presence in India, Pakistan, the United States of America, Bangladesh, Algeria, Yemen, Dubai, and other markets.
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