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HKVTY (HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Financial Strength?

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

Warning Sign:

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments 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.

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 3.72. HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 4.55. As of today, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Altman Z-Score is 0.61.


Competitive Comparison of HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric 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.


HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Financial Strength falls into.



HK Electric Investments and HK Electric 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:

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-86 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was $321 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $6,392 Mil.

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*320.615/-86.3
=3.72

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. HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Ltd interest coverage is 3.85, which is low.

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

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(95.262 + 6392.061) / 1426.888
=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.

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments has a Z-score of 0.61, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.61 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.


HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments  (OTCPK:HKVTY) 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.

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
44 Kennedy Road, Hong Kong Electric Centre, Hong Kong, HKG
HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Ltd is a fixed single investment trust in Hong Kong with a focus on the power industry. The Company is a vertically integrated power utility and its operations comprise the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity to Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island. The company have one reporting segment which is the generation and supply of electricity to Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island.

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