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Sterling Group Holdings (HKSE:01825) Interest Coverage : 1.78 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Sterling Group 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. Sterling Group Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was HK$11.1 Mil. Sterling Group Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was HK$-6.2 Mil. Sterling Group Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.78. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Sterling Group Holdings Ltds earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

HKSE:01825' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.32   Med: 5.1   Max: 10.25
Current: 0.32


HKSE:01825's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
96.94% of 719 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 5.05 vs HKSE:01825: 0.32

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


Sterling Group Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sterling Group 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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Sterling Group Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Sterling Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
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Sterling Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 2.42 5.63 - - 1.78

Competitive Comparison of Sterling Group Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Sterling Group 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.


Sterling Group Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sterling Group Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Sterling Group 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.

Sterling Group 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, Sterling Group Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-10.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-10.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$4.5 Mil.

Sterling Group Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Sterling Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2024, Sterling Group Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-6.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$11.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$4.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*11.062/-6.215
=1.78

* 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.


Sterling Group Holdings  (HKSE:01825) 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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Sterling Group Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
9 Sheung Hei Street, 18th - 19th Floor, Win Plaza, San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Sterling Group Holdings Ltd is an apparel manufacturer headquartered in Hong Kong providing a one-stop apparel manufacturing solution for its customers. Its products include outerwear, tops, bottoms, dresses, suits, gowns, scarf, jumpsuits, and vests among others. The company operates through two segments: Manufacturing and trading of apparel products and Licensing of trademarks for licensing income. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Manufacturing and trading of apparel products. Its geographic areas are Hong Kong, the United States, Italy, and Others.
Executives
Fetar Investment Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Zhenda Investment Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Moonlight Global Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Siu Chi Wai 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Wong Mei Wai Alice 2202 Interest of your spouse
Sesame Capital 2102 Investment manager

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