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SFK Construction Holdings (HKSE:01447) Interest Coverage : 1.39 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is SFK Construction 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. SFK Construction Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$13 Mil. SFK Construction Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-9 Mil. SFK Construction Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.39. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for SFK Construction Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01447' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.91   Med: 14.7   Max: 43.06
Current: 1.91


HKSE:01447's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
81.48% of 1328 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.155 vs HKSE:01447: 1.91

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


SFK Construction Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SFK Construction 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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SFK Construction Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

SFK Construction Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 8.43 14.60 4.21 1.91

SFK Construction Holdings 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 22.20 7.77 3.29 2.58 1.39

Competitive Comparison of SFK Construction Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, SFK Construction 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.


SFK Construction Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, SFK Construction Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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SFK Construction 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.

SFK Construction Holdings'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, SFK Construction Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-17 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*31.999/-16.726
=1.91

SFK Construction Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, SFK Construction Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-9 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$13 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*12.981/-9.36
=1.39

* 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.


SFK Construction Holdings  (HKSE:01447) 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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SFK Construction Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1-11 Kwai Hei Street, 7th Floor, High Fashion Centre, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
SFK Construction Holdings Ltd is engaged in construction and maintenance projects, housing and property management services, fresh water and flush water maintenance, sewage water sampling, electrical and mechanical engineering, and other services in Hong Kong. Its three reportable segments include: General building which provides engineering services of substructure or superstructure of building structures and maintenance, repairs, alterations services, and additions to building structures; Civil engineering which provides engineering services of infrastructure facilities and maintenance, repairs, alterations services to infrastructure facilities; and Others provides housing management services, electrical and mechanical engineering services, and consultancy services.
Executives
Hu Liang Ming Raymond 2101 Beneficial owner

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