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First Shanghai Investments (HKSE:00227) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is First Shanghai Investments Financial Strength?

First Shanghai Investments has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

First Shanghai Investments did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. First Shanghai Investments's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.69. As of today, First Shanghai Investments's Altman Z-Score is 0.69.


Competitive Comparison of First Shanghai Investments's Financial Strength

For the Capital Markets subindustry, First Shanghai Investments'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.


First Shanghai Investments's Financial Strength Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, First Shanghai Investments's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Shanghai Investments's Financial Strength falls into.



First Shanghai Investments 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:

First Shanghai Investments's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-16.4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-39.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$64.8 Mil.

First Shanghai Investments's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

First Shanghai Investments did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

First Shanghai Investments's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(148.934 + 64.808) / 311.606
=0.69

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.

First Shanghai Investments has a Z-score of 0.69, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.69 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy 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.


First Shanghai Investments  (HKSE:00227) 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.

First Shanghai Investments has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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First Shanghai Investments (HKSE:00227) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
71 Des Voeux Road Central, Room 1903, Wing On House, Hong Kong, HKG
First Shanghai Investments Ltd is a financial conglomerate providing stock brokerage, asset management, and corporate finance. The company operates its business in four segments, Financial Services, Property Development, Property Investment and hotel, and Other businesses, of which the majority of its revenues are derived from Financial Services. The Financial Services Sector provides a full range of financial services including securities investment, securities broking, margin financing, corporate finance, underwriting and placements, and asset management. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from Hong Kong.

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