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HCTPF (Hutchison Port Holdings Trust) Interest Coverage : 4.02 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Hutchison Port Holdings Trust 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. Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $212 Mil. Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-53 Mil. Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 4.02. 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. Hutchison Port Holdings Trust interest coverage is 3.82, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HCTPF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.24   Med: 5.64   Max: 9.35
Current: 3.82


HCTPF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
61.9% of 819 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.76 vs HCTPF: 3.82

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


Hutchison Port Holdings Trust Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hutchison Port Holdings Trust'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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Hutchison Port Holdings Trust Interest Coverage Chart

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.24 4.76 9.35 6.53 3.56

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Interest Coverage 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 8.46 4.94 3.48 3.64 4.02

Competitive Comparison of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Interest Coverage

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Hutchison Port Holdings Trust'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.


Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Interest Coverage falls into.



Hutchison Port Holdings Trust 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.

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Interest Expense was $-107 Mil. Its Operating Income was $380 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,673 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*379.51/-106.607
=3.56

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Interest Expense was $-53 Mil. Its Operating Income was $212 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,164 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*212.24/-52.797
=4.02

* 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.


Hutchison Port Holdings Trust  (OTCPK:HCTPF) 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 .


Hutchison Port Holdings Trust Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Hutchison Port Holdings Trust Business Description

Address
1 Harbourfront Avenue, No. 14-07, Keppel Bay Tower, Singapore, SGP, 098632
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust invests in, develops, operates, and manages deep-water container ports. The company invests in other assets including river ports and provides additional port services such as freight forwarding and warehousing. The company derives revenue through the port and related services, transportation and logistics solutions, management and service fee income, and system development and support fees. The port and related services account for the vast majority of revenue. Hutchison Port Holdings operates in both Hong Kong and Mainland China and derives the majority of revenue from Mainland China.