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HKT Trust and HKT (FRA:4HK) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is HKT Trust and HKT Financial Strength?

HKT Trust and HKT has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

HKT Trust and HKT's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.20. HKT Trust and HKT's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.30. As of today, HKT Trust and HKT's Altman Z-Score is 0.96.


Competitive Comparison of HKT Trust and HKT's Financial Strength

For the Telecom Services subindustry, HKT Trust and HKT'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.


HKT Trust and HKT's Financial Strength Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, HKT Trust and HKT's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HKT Trust and HKT's Financial Strength falls into.



HKT Trust and HKT 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:

HKT Trust and HKT's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-130 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was €545 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €5,225 Mil.

HKT Trust and HKT'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*545.165/-129.863
=4.20

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

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

HKT Trust and HKT'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
=(258.434 + 5224.686) / 4210.558
=1.30

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.

HKT Trust and HKT has a Z-score of 0.96, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.96 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.


HKT Trust and HKT  (FRA:4HK) 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.

HKT Trust and HKT has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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HKT Trust and HKT (FRA:4HK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, 39th Floor, PCCW Tower, Taikoo Place, Hong Kong, HKG
HKT Trust and HKT Ltd is a triple-play telecommunications provider that operates through three segments, telecommunications services, mobile, and Other businesses. Telecommunication services are the larger business segment and generates revenue by providing voice services, broadband services, local and international data services, and the sales of equipment. The company's mobile segment generates revenue by selling mobile services and handsets. The Other Businesses segment primarily comprises new business areas such as Tap & Go mobile payment service and The Club program, and corporate support functions. The company owns fiber and mobile infrastructure. HKT Trust generate the vast majority of its revenue in Hong Kong.

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