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South China Financial Holdings (HKSE:00619) Current Ratio : 0.82 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is South China Financial Holdings Current Ratio?

The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. South China Financial Holdings's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.82.

South China Financial Holdings has a current ratio of 0.82. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If South China Financial Holdings has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.

The historical rank and industry rank for South China Financial Holdings's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00619' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.82   Med: 1.22   Max: 1.75
Current: 0.82

During the past 13 years, South China Financial Holdings's highest Current Ratio was 1.75. The lowest was 0.82. And the median was 1.22.

HKSE:00619's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
89.11% of 661 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 2.34 vs HKSE:00619: 0.82

South China Financial Holdings Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for South China Financial Holdings's Current Ratio can be seen below:

* 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.

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South China Financial Holdings Current Ratio Chart

South China Financial Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.29 1.09 1.05 0.90 0.82

South China Financial Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Current Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.05 0.93 0.90 0.87 0.82

Competitive Comparison of South China Financial Holdings's Current Ratio

For the Capital Markets subindustry, South China Financial Holdings's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current Ratio 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.


South China Financial Holdings's Current Ratio Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, South China Financial Holdings's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where South China Financial Holdings's Current Ratio falls into.



South China Financial Holdings Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

South China Financial Holdings's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 )
=499.184/607.511
=0.82

South China Financial Holdings's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=499.184/607.511
=0.82

* 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.


South China Financial Holdings  (HKSE:00619) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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South China Financial Holdings (HKSE:00619) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 Garden Road, 28th Floor, Bank of China Tower, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
South China Financial Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. Its business activities are segmented as Broking segment; Trading and investment segment; Margin financing and money lending segment; Corporate advisory and underwriting segment; Asset and wealth management segment; Property investment segment; Media publications and financial public relation services segment; Jewellery business segment; and other business segments that engage in the provision of clearing and custodian services. It generates key revenue from the Media publications and financial public relation services segment. The group generates prime revenue from Hong Kong.
Executives
Ng Yuk Yeung Paul 2101 Beneficial owner
Thousand China Investments Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Ng Hung Sang 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Ng Lai King Pamela 2202 Interest of your spouse
Total Grace Investments Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Parkfield Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Fung Shing Group Limited 2101 Beneficial owner

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