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Gala Technology Holding (HKSE:02458) Interest Coverage : 25.35 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Gala Technology Holding 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. Gala Technology Holding's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$58.3 Mil. Gala Technology Holding's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-2.3 Mil. Gala Technology Holding's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 25.35. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Gala Technology Holding's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02458' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.67   Med: 45.72   Max: 247.52
Current: 19.49


HKSE:02458's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
57.53% of 299 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 28.36 vs HKSE:02458: 19.49

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


Gala Technology Holding Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gala Technology Holding'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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Gala Technology Holding Interest Coverage Chart

Gala Technology Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 86.24 56.81 34.63 15.67 19.52

Gala Technology Holding Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only N/A 19.72 11.31 12.58 25.35

Competitive Comparison of Gala Technology Holding's Interest Coverage

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Gala Technology Holding'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.


Gala Technology Holding's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Gala Technology Holding's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gala Technology Holding's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Gala Technology Holding 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.

Gala Technology Holding'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, Gala Technology Holding's Interest Expense was HK$-4.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$82.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$13.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*82.618/-4.233
=19.52

Gala Technology Holding's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Gala Technology Holding's Interest Expense was HK$-2.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$58.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$13.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*58.281/-2.299
=25.35

* 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.


Gala Technology Holding  (HKSE:02458) 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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Gala Technology Holding Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
66 Shuniu Street, 15th Floor, Qianhai CTF Finance Tower, Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cooperation Zone, Nanshan Subdistrict, Shenzhen, CHN
Gala Technology Holding Ltd is a mobile game developer, publisher, and operator in China with a focus on mobile sports simulation games for world-wide markets. The overall online sports game market includes all sports-themed games accessible to users on the internet, whereas mobile sports simulation games refer specifically to online sports simulation games that are available on portable devices, such as tablets and smartphones. The Group's operations are operated and managed as a single segment, which is mobile sports game development, publishing and operation mainly in the PRC. The majority of revenue is from Web-based and mobile online game revenue.
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