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SDM Education Group Holdings (HKSE:08363) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is SDM Education Group 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. SDM Education Group Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-5.1 Mil. SDM Education Group Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-1.3 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 SDM Education Group Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


HKSE:08363's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: 17.19
* 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.


SDM Education Group Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SDM Education Group 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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SDM Education Group Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

SDM Education Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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SDM Education Group Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 Premium Member Only 34.35 8.53 0.53 - 5.80

Competitive Comparison of SDM Education Group Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, SDM Education Group 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.


SDM Education Group Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, SDM Education Group Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SDM Education Group Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.


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SDM Education Group 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.

SDM Education Group 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, SDM Education Group Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-5.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$40.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$67.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*40.681/-5.336
=7.62

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

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, SDM Education Group Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-1.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-5.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.0 Mil.

SDM Education Group 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.


SDM Education Group Holdings  (HKSE:08363) 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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SDM Education Group Holdings Business Description

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Address
61-63 King Yip Street, Room 202B, 2nd Floor, Liven House, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, HKG
SDM Education Group Holdings Ltd is engaged in the business of jazz and ballet and pop dance academy in Hong Kong and childcare services in Singapore. The operating segments of the group are the Dance academy business which involves jazz and ballet and pop dance academy in Hong Kong and the PRC and the Early childhood education business involving the operation of kindergartens and pre-schools in Hong Kong and Singapore and the Others segment. Geographically, the group has a business presence in Hong Kong and Singapore, of which key revenue is derived from Hong Kong.
Executives
Chance Wise Investments Limited
Fok Yuk Tong
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Hsieh Ching Chun
Lui Yu Kin 2103 Interests held jointly with another person
Wong Sin Fai Cynthia 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Chiu Ka Lok 2101 Beneficial owner
Chun Chun 2101 Beneficial owner
Wealthy Together Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Silver Hope Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Hui Pui Cheung 2101 Beneficial owner

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