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Cathay Group Holdings (HKSE:01981) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Cathay Group Holdings Financial Strength?

Cathay Group Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Cathay Group Holdings Inc shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and 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.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Cathay Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 257.31. Cathay Group Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.02. As of today, Cathay Group Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 3.12.


Competitive Comparison of Cathay Group Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Cathay Group Holdings'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.


Cathay Group Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Cathay Group Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cathay Group Holdings's Financial Strength falls into.


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Cathay Group Holdings 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:

Cathay Group Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$124.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$9.7 Mil.

Cathay Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*124.283/-0.483
=257.31

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Cathay Group Holdings Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Cathay Group Holdings's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(5.816 + 9.747) / 845.146
=0.02

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.

Cathay Group Holdings has a Z-score of 3.12, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.12 is strong.

* 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.


Cathay Group Holdings  (HKSE:01981) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Cathay Group Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Cathay Group Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 93 Jianguo Road, 22nd Floor, Block 12, Wanda Plaza, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 10022
Cathay Group Holdings Inc is a media group, engaged in the TV/film production business and higher education business focused on media and arts. The company produces films, TV shows, Web films, and TV series.
Executives
Pu Shulin 2307 Founder of a discretionary trust who can infl
Luo Jacqueline 2202 Interest of your spouse
Cathay Media Holding Inc. 2101 Beneficial owner
Media One International (ptc) Limited 2301 Trustee
Winning Global Ventures Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Areo Holdings Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Highland Pines Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Lam Lai Ming 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Li Gabriel 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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