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Scholar Education Group (HKSE:01769) Interest Coverage : 11.33 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Scholar Education Group 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. Scholar Education Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$66.7 Mil. Scholar Education Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-5.9 Mil. Scholar Education Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 11.33. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Scholar Education Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01769' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.32   Med: 12.19   Max: 21.46
Current: 16.16


HKSE:01769's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
51.32% of 189 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 17.19 vs HKSE:01769: 16.16

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


Scholar Education Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scholar Education Group'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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Scholar Education Group Interest Coverage Chart

Scholar Education Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 1.32 3.27 5.99 15.48 16.14

Scholar Education Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 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 6.14 14.90 16.01 21.65 11.33

Competitive Comparison of Scholar Education Group's Interest Coverage

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Scholar Education Group'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.


Scholar Education Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Scholar Education Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Scholar Education Group's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Scholar Education Group 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.

Scholar Education Group'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, Scholar Education Group's Interest Expense was HK$-11.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$178.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$217.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*178.052/-11.032
=16.14

Scholar Education Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Scholar Education Group's Interest Expense was HK$-5.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$66.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$217.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*66.706/-5.89
=11.33

* 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.


Scholar Education Group  (HKSE:01769) 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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Scholar Education Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
29 Youyi Road, Rooms 401-410, 4th Floor, Yunfeng Garden, Jianan Community, Nanhu Street, Luohu District, Shenzhen, CHN, 518049
Scholar Education Group is a China-based investment holding company. The Company is principally engaged in the provision of after school education services through academic preparation program and early primary education program. The academic preparation program is delivered under Sheng Xue brand, and the early primary education program is delivered under Le Xue brand. The Company principally conducts its businesses in Guangdong, China.
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