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Hutchison Whampoa (FRA:HUWH) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is Hutchison Whampoa Financial Strength?

Hutchison Whampoa has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Hutchison Whampoa's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was 6.01. Hutchison Whampoa's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was 0.90. As of today, Hutchison Whampoa's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Hutchison Whampoa's Financial Strength

For the Department Stores subindustry, Hutchison Whampoa's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Hutchison Whampoa's Financial Strength Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hutchison Whampoa's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hutchison Whampoa's Financial Strength falls into.



Hutchison Whampoa Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). 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.

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:

Hutchison Whampoa's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2014 was €-357 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2014 was €2,145 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was €22,312 Mil.

Hutchison Whampoa's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2014 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2014 )
=-1*2144.824/-356.965
=6.01

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Hutchison Whampoa's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2014 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(4422.163 + 22312.358) / 29583.652
=0.90

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Hutchison Whampoa has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Hutchison Whampoa  (FRA:HUWH) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Hutchison Whampoa has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Hutchison Whampoa (FRA:HUWH) Business Description

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Hutchison Whampoa Ltd is a multinational conglomerate engaged in the development, innovation and technology in various sector. The Company has six businesses segments: ports and related services, property and hotels, retail, infrastructure, energy, and telecommunications. The Company holds interests in 52 ports comprising 278 operational berths in 26 countries, including container terminals operating in five of the 10 busiest container ports in the world. It also engages in mid-stream operations, river trade, cruise terminal operations and ports related logistics services. It develops and invests in real estate projects, ranging from landmark office buildings to luxury residential properties. It holds a rental property portfolio of approximately 14.0 million square feet of office, commercial, industrial and residential premises, primarily in Hong Kong, as well as interests in a number of joint-venture developments in Mainland China and selective overseas markets. The Company has over 10,500 retail stores in 25 markets worldwide. Its retail portfolio comprises health and beauty products, supermarkets, consumer electronics and electrical appliances. The Company's infrastructure business operates mainly in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Mainland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The Company's investments in energy are principally in Canada, the United States, the Mainland, Taiwan, Greenland and Indonesia. Husky Energy Inc is a listed Canadian-based integrated energy and energy related company. The Company is an operator of mobile telecommunication and data services, and a mobile broadband technology in the world. It is also an owner and operator of fibre-optic fixed line networks in Hong Kong.

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