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Kangda International Environmental Co (HKSE:06136) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kangda International Environmental Co Financial Strength?

Kangda International Environmental Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Kangda International Environmental 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.

Kangda International Environmental Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.39. Kangda International Environmental Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.41. As of today, Kangda International Environmental Co's Altman Z-Score is 0.33.


Competitive Comparison of Kangda International Environmental Co's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Kangda International Environmental Co's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Kangda International Environmental Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Kangda International Environmental Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Kangda International Environmental 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:

Kangda International Environmental Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-313 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$434 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$7,017 Mil.

Kangda International Environmental Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*434.491/-313.014
=1.39

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. Kangda International Environmental Co Ltd interest coverage is 1.4, which is low.

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

Kangda International Environmental Co'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
=(3829.839 + 7017.204) / 2457.282
=4.41

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.

Kangda International Environmental Co has a Z-score of 0.33, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.33 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.


Kangda International Environmental Co  (HKSE:06136) 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.

Kangda International Environmental Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. 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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Kangda International Environmental Co (HKSE:06136) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 72, Avenue of Stars, High-Tech Park, North New Zone, Chongqing, CHN
Kangda International Environmental Co Ltd provides water and waste treatment, new energy development, and environmental protection equipment. The company has three reportable segments namely Urban Water Treatment, Water Environment Comprehensive Remediation and Rural Water Improvement. It generates maximum revenue from the Urban Water Treatment segment. Geographically, it derives revenue from Mainland China. It serves various sectors of the water industry such as integrated watershed management, sponge cities, reclaimed water, sludge, heat pump, and photovoltaic.
Executives
Bpea Eqt Holdings Ab 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Eqt Ab 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Salata Jean Eric 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Zhao Juanxian (alias, Junxian) 2401 A concert party to an agreement to buy shares
Zhao Sizhen 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Kangda Holdings Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
China Water Affairs Group Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Sharp Profit Investments Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Baring Private Equity Asia Gp V Limited
Baring Private Equity Asia Gp V, L.p.
Baring Private Equity Asia V Holding (5) Limited
The Baring Asia Private Equity Fund V, L.p.

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