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HiTech Group Australia (ASX:HIT) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is HiTech Group Australia Interest Coverage?

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 by its Interest Expense. HiTech Group Australia's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$4.02 Mil. HiTech Group Australia's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. HiTech Group Australia Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for HiTech Group Australia's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ASX:HIT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.57
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


HiTech Group Australia Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for HiTech Group Australia's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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HiTech Group Australia Interest Coverage Chart

HiTech Group Australia Annual Data
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HiTech Group Australia Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of HiTech Group Australia's Interest Coverage

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, HiTech Group Australia's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


HiTech Group Australia's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, HiTech Group Australia's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HiTech Group Australia's Interest Coverage falls into.



HiTech Group Australia Interest Coverage Calculation

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:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

HiTech Group Australia's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, HiTech Group Australia's Interest Expense was A$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$7.19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$2.14 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate HiTech Group Australia's interest coverage with the available data.

HiTech Group Australia's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, HiTech Group Australia's Interest Expense was A$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$4.02 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$1.80 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate HiTech Group Australia's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


HiTech Group Australia  (ASX:HIT) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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HiTech Group Australia (ASX:HIT) Business Description

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Gateway Tower, SE3701b, Level 37, 1 Macquarie Place, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
HiTech Group Australia Ltd supplies recruitment services for permanent and contract staff to the information and communication technology sector. Its only operating segment being recruitment. Geographically, it operates only in Australia. It generates revenue from contracting and permanent placement.

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