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Vicon Holdings (HKSE:03878) Interest Coverage : 58.63 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Vicon 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. Vicon Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$17.5 Mil. Vicon Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-0.3 Mil. Vicon Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 58.63. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Vicon Holdings Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

HKSE:03878' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.76   Med: 11.34   Max: 114.25
Current: 114.25


HKSE:03878's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
87.46% of 1260 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.005 vs HKSE:03878: 114.25

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


Vicon Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vicon 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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Vicon Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Vicon Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 6.35 3.76 - 3.82 54.28

Vicon Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - 29.09 - 195.90 58.63

Competitive Comparison of Vicon Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Vicon 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.


Vicon Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Vicon 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.

Vicon Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Vicon Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-0.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$36.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*35.987/-0.663
=54.28

Vicon Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Vicon Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$17.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*17.473/-0.298
=58.63

* 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.


Vicon Holdings  (HKSE:03878) 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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Vicon Holdings (HKSE:03878) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
133 Hoi Bun Road, Office D, 16th Floor, MG Tower, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Vicon Holdings Ltd is a Hong Kong-based investment company. The company is engaged in foundation works and ancillary services. Geographically, the company derives maximum of its revenue from Hong Kong. The company segments include construction works and leasing of construction machinery. The company earns maximum revenue from the construction segment. The company's foundation projects involve different types of construction works, such as piling construction, ELS works, pile cap construction, and general building work in Hong Kong.
Executives
Vic Group Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Chow Kwok Chun 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Hon Yuk Hung 2202 Interest of your spouse

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