WLS Holdings (HKSE:08021) EBIT : HK$-89.5 Mil (TTM As of Oct. 2023)

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What is WLS Holdings EBIT?

WLS Holdings's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Oct. 2023 was HK$-14.6 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was HK$-89.5 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. WLS Holdings's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 5.86%. WLS Holdings's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was -1,375.94%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. WLS Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was -20.97%.

WLS Holdings EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for WLS Holdings's EBIT can be seen below:

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WLS Holdings EBIT Chart

WLS Holdings Annual Data

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-41.56

-104.20

-3.15

0.53

-98.66

WLS Holdings Quarterly Data
	Jan19	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23
EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-13.40	-14.36	-67.64	7.14	-14.59

Competitive Comparison of WLS Holdings's EBIT

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, WLS Holdings's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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.

WLS Holdings's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, WLS Holdings's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WLS Holdings's EV-to-EBIT falls into.

WLS Holdings EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was HK$-89.5 Mil.

WLS Holdings (HKSE:08021) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

WLS Holdings's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Oct. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jul. 2023 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Oct. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	27.408 * ( 1 - -1.27% )	/	( (0	+	473.296)	/ 1 )
=	27.7560816	/	473.296
=	5.86 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jul. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	0	-	0	-	( 0	-	max(0, 0	-	0	+	0	))
=	0

	Invested Capital		(Q: Oct. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	577.97	-	40.626	-	( 64.048	-	max(0, 192.827	-	565.61	+	64.048	))
=	473.296

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Oct. 2023) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

WLS Holdings's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Oct. 2023 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Jul. 2023		Q: Oct. 2023
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	-58.34	/	( ( (0 + max(0, 0))	+	(4.24 + max(-6.063, 0)) )	/	1 )
=	-58.34	/	( ( 0	+	4.24 )	/	1 )
=	-58.34	/	4.24
=	-1,375.94 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Jul. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(0	+	0	+	0)	-	(0	+	0	+	0)
=	0

	Working Capital		(Q: Oct. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(41.022	+	0.529	+	0)	-	(40.626	+	0	+	6.988)
=	-6.063

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Oct. 2023) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

WLS Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Oct. 2023 )
	=	-89.452	/	426.497
	=	-20.97 %

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WLS Holdings (HKSE:08021) Business Description

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Address

No.11 Yip Hing Street, Rooms 1001-1006, 10th Floor, Tower A, Southmark, Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, HKG

Website

http://www.wls.com.hk

WLS Holdings Ltd is a Hong Kong-based company engaged in providing construction services. It operates through the segments of Scaffolding, fitting out, and other auxiliary services for construction and building work, Money lending business, and Securities investment business. The group generates a majority of the revenue from the Scaffolding services segment Geographically, the company carries its business operations in Hong Kong.

Executives

Chong Man San Denise
Leung Wai Ho

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