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A & S Group (Holdings) (HKSE:01737) Interest Coverage : 10.77 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is A & S 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. A & S Group (Holdings)'s Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$7.5 Mil. A & S Group (Holdings)'s Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-0.7 Mil. A & S Group (Holdings)'s interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 10.77. 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. A & S Group (Holdings) Ltd interest coverage is 4.69, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for A & S Group (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01737' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.16   Med: 18.35   Max: 31.7
Current: 4.69


HKSE:01737's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
55.26% of 818 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.605 vs HKSE:01737: 4.69

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


A & S Group (Holdings) Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for A & S 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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A & S Group (Holdings) Interest Coverage Chart

A & S Group (Holdings) Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - 6.76 11.96 2.16

A & S Group (Holdings) Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 11.90 12.07 4.24 0.60 10.77

Competitive Comparison of A & S Group (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, A & S 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.


A & S Group (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, A & S Group (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where A & S Group (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage falls into.



A & S 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.

A & S Group (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, A & S Group (Holdings)'s Interest Expense was HK$-1.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$3.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$11.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*3.919/-1.818
=2.16

A & S Group (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, A & S Group (Holdings)'s Interest Expense was HK$-0.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$7.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*7.531/-0.699
=10.77

* 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.


A & S Group (Holdings)  (HKSE:01737) 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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A & S Group (Holdings) (HKSE:01737) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
88 Container Port Road, Room 11, 14th Floor, Tower 2, Ever Gain Plaza, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
A & S Group (Holdings) Ltd is an investment holding company. The company is principally engaged in the provision of air freight forwarding ground handling services and air cargo terminal operating services. Its services include air cargo terminal services, warehouse management, pick-up and delivery, value-added services, airfreight logistics services, cross-border trucking, palletization, and contract logistics. Geographically, it derives revenue from Hong Kong.

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