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GC Construction Holdings (HKSE:01489) Interest Coverage : 38.62 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is GC 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. GC Construction Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$1.7 Mil. GC Construction Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$-0.0 Mil. GC Construction Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 38.62. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


HKSE:01489's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 6.79
* 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.


GC Construction Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

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

GC Construction Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 22.94 63.84 275.36 105.01 186.07

GC Construction Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 195.95 48.04 282.23 38.62 -

Competitive Comparison of GC Construction Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, GC 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.


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

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

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



GC 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.

GC Construction Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024, GC Construction Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$21.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*21.212/-0.114
=186.07

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

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2024, GC Construction Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$1.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1.738/-0.045
=38.62

* 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.


GC Construction Holdings  (HKSE:01489) 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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GC Construction Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
833 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Unit 909, 9th Floor, Tower 1, Cheung Sha Wan Plaza, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
GC Construction Holdings Ltd is a wet trades contractor in Hong Kong. The wet trades works performed by the Group mainly included plastering, tile laying, bricklaying, floor screening, and marble works in both public sector projects and private sector projects in Hong Kong. Private sector projects mainly involved private residential developments and commercial developments, and Public sector projects mainly involved public residential developments as well as infrastructure and public facilities developments. It generates the majority of its revenue from Hong Kong.
Executives
Evolve Billion Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Chan Kiu Sum 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Chan Pong Hing 2202 Interest of your spouse
Chan Wing Ping 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Tsang Chiu Ching 2202 Interest of your spouse

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