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Directel Holdings (HKSE:08337) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Directel 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. Directel Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-2.6 Mil. Directel Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-0.0 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


HKSE:08337's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.64
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Directel Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Directel 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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Directel Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Directel Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Directel 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.


Directel Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Directel Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Directel 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.

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

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Directel Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-10.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.2 Mil.

Directel Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Directel Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-2.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.2 Mil.

Directel Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Directel Holdings  (HKSE:08337) 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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Directel Holdings (HKSE:08337) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No.188 Connaught Road West, Office Nos.1,2,14 and 15, 37th Floor, Hong Kong Plaza, Hong Kong, HKG
Directel Holdings Ltd is engaged in the provision of mobile telecommunications services and value-added services. It provides wholesale distribution business services for telecom terminals such as handsets and walkie-talkies, as well as data traffic top-up services for China and Singapore operators. The company has two operating segments: Telecommunications services; and Distribution business Distribution of mobile phones and electronic products and distribution of mobile and data top-up e-vouchers. Geographically, it operates in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Singapore. It generates a vast majority of revenue from the distribution business in Hong Kong.
Executives
New Everich Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Bai Zhifeng 2101 Beneficial owner
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Kwok King Wa 2101 Beneficial owner
Li Kin Shing 2101 Beneficial owner

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