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Ching Lee Holdings (HKSE:03728) Interest Expense : HK$-10.0 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Ching Lee Holdings Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Ching Lee Holdings's interest expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$ -5.3 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-10.0 Mil.

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. Ching Lee Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$ 7.6 Mil. Ching Lee Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$ -5.3 Mil. Ching Lee Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.44. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Ching Lee Holdings Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ching Lee Holdings's Interest Expense 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.

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Ching Lee Holdings Interest Expense Chart

Ching Lee Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -7.07 -9.31 -5.00 -3.34 -6.33

Ching Lee Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Interest Expense 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 -2.07 -1.27 -1.65 -4.68 -5.27

Ching Lee Holdings Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was HK$-10.0 Mil.

* 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.


Ching Lee Holdings  (HKSE:03728) Interest Expense Explanation

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. The higher, the better.

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

Ching Lee Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-5.3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$7.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$1.1 Mil.

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

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*7.616/-5.272
=1.44

* 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.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Ching Lee Holdings Ltd interest coverage is 2.66, which is low.


Ching Lee Holdings (HKSE:03728) Business Description

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Address
28 Shanghai Street, Room 203-204, 2nd Floor, Hang Bong Commercial Centre, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Ching Lee Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. It is engaged in providing substructure building works services, superstructure building works services and repair, maintenance, alteration and addition works services. Substructure building works refer to building works in relation to the parts of the structure below or above the ground level respectively while repair, maintenance, alteration and addition work services segment accounts for existing structing. The superstructure works projects consist of demolition and hoarding, site formation and foundation works and RMAA works services segment. Majority of the company's revenue comes from the superstructure building work services. The group is based in Hong Kong.
Executives
Ng Choi Wah 2101 Beneficial owner

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