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Lai Sun Development Co (HKSE:00488) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Lai Sun Development Co Financial Strength?

Lai Sun Development Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Lai Sun Development Co Ltd displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

Lai Sun Development Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Lai Sun Development Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 4.55. As of today, Lai Sun Development Co's Altman Z-Score is 0.06.


Competitive Comparison of Lai Sun Development Co's Financial Strength

For the Real Estate - Diversified subindustry, Lai Sun Development Co'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.


Lai Sun Development Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Lai Sun Development Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lai Sun Development Co's Financial Strength falls into.



Lai Sun Development Co 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:

Lai Sun Development Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was HK$-622 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was HK$-73 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was HK$24,980 Mil.

Lai Sun Development Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Lai Sun Development Co 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.

Lai Sun Development Co's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(2645.483 + 24979.98) / 6077.85
=4.55

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.

Lai Sun Development Co has a Z-score of 0.06, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.06 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.


Lai Sun Development Co  (HKSE:00488) 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.

Lai Sun Development Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Lai Sun Development Co (HKSE:00488) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
680 Cheung Sha Wan Road, 11th Floor, Lai Sun Commercial Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Lai Sun Development Co Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segment includes property development and sales; property investment; hotel operation; restaurant operation; media and entertainment; film and TV programs; cinema operation; theme park operation and others. The property development and sales segment is engaged in property development and the sale of properties. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Hong Kong, Mainland China and Macau.

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