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HSC Resources Group (HKSE:01850) Interest Coverage : 2.63 (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is HSC Resources 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. HSC Resources Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Oct. 2024 was HK$5.4 Mil. HSC Resources Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Oct. 2024 was HK$-2.0 Mil. HSC Resources Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 2.63. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HKSE:01850' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.69   Med: 68.65   Max: 4170.29
Current: 2.73


HKSE:01850's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
79.62% of 790 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 12.93 vs HKSE:01850: 2.73

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


HSC Resources Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for HSC Resources 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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HSC Resources Group Interest Coverage Chart

HSC Resources Group Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 13.01 - 7.49 1.69

HSC Resources Group Semi-Annual Data
Apr15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24 Oct24
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 10.73 6.63 0.58 2.84 2.63

Competitive Comparison of HSC Resources Group's Interest Coverage

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, HSC Resources 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.


HSC Resources Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, HSC Resources Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HSC Resources Group's Interest Coverage falls into.


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HSC Resources 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.

HSC Resources Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2024, HSC Resources Group's Interest Expense was HK$-4.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$6.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Apr. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Apr. 2024 )
=-1*6.782/-4.02
=1.69

HSC Resources Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Oct. 2024, HSC Resources Group's Interest Expense was HK$-2.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$5.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Oct. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Oct. 2024 )
=-1*5.367/-2.042
=2.63

* 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.


HSC Resources Group  (HKSE:01850) 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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HSC Resources Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
9 Sheung Yuet Road, Unit 1603, 16th Floor, Tower 1, Enterprise Square, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
HSC Resources Group Ltd Formerly WINDMILL Group Ltd is an investment holding company. It is engaged in designing, supplying, and installation of fire safety systems for buildings under construction or re-development and maintenance and repair of fire safety systems for built premises. Geographically, the company derives revenue from Hong Kong and Macau. The company generates the majority of its revenue from design, supply, and installation services, followed by maintenance and repair services.
Executives
Xu Jia Qi 2101 Beneficial owner
Li Yin Tao 2101 Beneficial owner
Garden Wealth Investment Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Li Minying 2101 Beneficial owner
Li Junheng 2101 Beneficial owner
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Low Tuck Kwong 2101 Beneficial owner
Wong Kai Lai 2101 Beneficial owner
Li Minying 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Jiang Jianhui 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Great Season Ventures Limited 2101 Beneficial owner

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