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Hao Wen Holdings (HKSE:08019) Interest Coverage : 0.72 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Hao Wen 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. Hao Wen Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$0.84 Mil. Hao Wen Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-1.17 Mil. Hao Wen Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.72. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HKSE:08019' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.47   Med: 1.83   Max: 2.63
Current: 2.63


HKSE:08019's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Credit Services industry.
Industry Median: 82.75 vs HKSE:08019: 2.63

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


Hao Wen Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hao Wen 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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Hao Wen Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Hao Wen Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Hao Wen Holdings Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Hao Wen Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Credit Services subindustry, Hao Wen 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.


Hao Wen Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Hao Wen Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hao Wen 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.

Hao Wen Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Hao Wen Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-5.48 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-20.93 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$64.19 Mil.

Hao Wen Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Hao Wen Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-1.17 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$0.84 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*0.838/-1.168
=0.72

* 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.


Hao Wen Holdings  (HKSE:08019) 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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Hao Wen Holdings (HKSE:08019) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
199 Des Voeux Road Central, Level 12, Infinitus Plaza, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, HKG
Hao Wen Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The Company's operating and reportable segments are as follows, i) the Money Lending segment engages in interest income earned from the money lending business; ii) the Electronic Parts segment engages in trading of electronic parts business; iii) the Burial Business segment engages in sales of burial plots and related services business and cemetery maintenance service; and iv) the Beauty Business segment engages in the provision of non-surgical injection treatments with no upfront payment and sales of beauty products.

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