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HPC Holdings (HKSE:01742) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is HPC 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. HPC Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Oct. 2024 was HK$-68.8 Mil. HPC Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Oct. 2024 was HK$-2.1 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


HKSE:01742's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 7.16
* 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.


HPC Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for HPC 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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HPC Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

HPC Holdings Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Interest Coverage
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HPC Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Oct15 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24 Oct24
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Competitive Comparison of HPC Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, HPC 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.


HPC Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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


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HPC 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.

HPC Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024, HPC Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-4.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-62.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$77.6 Mil.

HPC Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

HPC Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Oct. 2024, HPC Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-2.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-68.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$77.6 Mil.

HPC Holdings 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.


HPC Holdings  (HKSE:01742) 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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HPC Holdings Business Description

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Address
7 Kung Chong Road, HPC Building, Level 6, Singapore, SGP, 159144
HPC Holdings Ltd is a Singapore-based investment holding company. The Company operates through two segments: General building construction and Civil engineering. The General building construction segment relates to the design and building projects of warehouses and other industrial or commercial buildings. The Civil engineering segment relates to the construction of public infrastructures, such as train stations, tunnels, railways and expressways. Its contractor works are related to designing and building projects for commercial and industrial buildings, such as logistics and warehouse facilities, offices, workshops and carparks and nursing homes. The Company provides construction works as both a main contractor and subcontractor to both the public and private sectors in Singapore.
Executives
Tower Point Global Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Wang Yingde 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Creative Value Investments Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Shi Jianhua 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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