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San Miguel Brewery Hong KongSMGLF 51 Interest Coverage is 52.47 as of Dec. 2025, which is 30% below its 10-year median of 75.24. GuruFocus rates SMGLF with a GF Score™ of 51/100 and a GF Value™ of $0.14. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 155 Beverages - Alcoholic companies, San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong ranks worse than 645160.65% on this metric.
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. San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.79 Mil. San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $-0.02 Mil.
San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 52.47.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
SMGLF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry.
Industry Median: 8.56 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong (OTCPK:SMGLF) 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 .
San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong Interest Coverage Related Terms
San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong Interest Coverage Historical Data
* 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.
San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong Interest Coverage Chart
For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong'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.
San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong Interest Coverage vs Beverages - Alcoholic Industry
For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong's Interest Coverage falls into.
San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong 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:
* 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.
San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong (SMGLF) has a Interest Coverage of 52.47 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong and its competitors. This is 30% below median its historical median of 75.24. According to the industry distribution chart, San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong ranks #999999 out of 155 companies in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry.
Is San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong's Interest Coverage too high?
San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong's current Interest Coverage of 52.47 is 30% below median its 10-year median of 75.24. The Beverages - Alcoholic industry median Interest Coverage is 8.56. San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong's value of 52.47 is 513% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong ranks #999999 out of 155 companies in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong has a GF Score™ of 51/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong's Interest Coverage compare to STZ?
According to the Beverages - Alcoholic industry distribution chart, San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong ranks #999999 out of 155 companies for Interest Coverage. This places San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.56. San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong's value of 52.47 is 513% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 75.24 vs. the industry median of 8.56, San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Beverages - Alcoholic company?
The median Interest Coverage among Beverages - Alcoholic companies is 8.56, based on 155 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong's current Interest Coverage of 52.47 is 513% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong and its competitors. For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.56 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong's current Interest Coverage is 52.47, which is 30% below median its own 10-year median of 75.24. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong stock overvalued right now?
San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong (SMGLF) has a current Interest Coverage of 52.47. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.14, compared to a current price of $0.17 — trading 21.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 52.47, which is 30% below median its 10-year median of 75.24 and 513% above the Beverages - Alcoholic industry median of 8.56. San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong's overall GF Score™ is 51/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong (SMGLF), the current Interest Coverage is 52.47 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong (SMGLF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $0.17 is trading 21.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.14.
Key valuation signals for SMGLF:
Interest Coverage: 52.47 (30% below median its 10-year median of 75.24)
GF Value™: $0.14 vs. price of $0.17 (21.4% above fair value)
Industry Position: 513% above the Beverages - Alcoholic median (#999999 of 155)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SMGLF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of bottled, canned, and draught beers. Its two reportable segments are: The Hong Kong operations comprise the manufacture and distribution of own brewed beer products and the distribution of imported beer products in Hong Kong and overseas; and The Mainland China operations comprise the manufacture and distribution of own-brewed beer products in the southern part of the People's Republic of China and overseas. It derives the majority of its revenue from Hong Kong.
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