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Hitek Global (Hitek Global) Interest Coverage : 0.09 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hitek Global 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. Hitek Global's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.01 Mil. Hitek Global's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.15 Mil. Hitek Global's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.09. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hitek Global's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKIT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.14   Med: 567.6   Max: No Debt
Current: 2.14


HKIT's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.98% of 1606 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 28.9 vs HKIT: 2.14

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


Hitek Global Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hitek Global'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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Hitek Global Interest Coverage Chart

Hitek Global Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 448.60 No Debt No Debt 5.74 2.14

Hitek Global Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt 6.26 5.32 4.11 0.09

Competitive Comparison of Hitek Global's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Hitek Global'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.


Hitek Global's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Hitek Global's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hitek Global's Interest Coverage falls into.



Hitek Global 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.

Hitek Global'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, Hitek Global's Interest Expense was $-0.31 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.67 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.11 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.671/-0.314
=2.14

Hitek Global's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Hitek Global's Interest Expense was $-0.15 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.01 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.11 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.014/-0.154
=0.09

* 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.


Hitek Global  (NAS:HKIT) 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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Hitek Global (Hitek Global) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 30 Guanri Road, Siming District, Unit 304, Fujian Province, Phase II, Software Park, Xiamen, CHN
Hitek Global Inc is a provider of information technology consulting and solutions services. The company has two lines of businesses such as services to small and medium businesses, which consist of Anti-Counterfeiting Tax Control System tax devices, including Golden Tax Disk and printers, ACTCS services, and IT services; and services to large businesses, which include hardware sales and software sales. It generates revenues from hardware sales, software sales, IT services, and tax devices and services.