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SOCAM Development (HKSE:00983) Interest Coverage : 28.31 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is SOCAM Development 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. SOCAM Development's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$3,539 Mil. SOCAM Development's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-125 Mil. SOCAM Development's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 28.31. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HKSE:00983' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.49   Med: 21.05   Max: 31.74
Current: 28.58


HKSE:00983's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
78.13% of 1335 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 4.05 vs HKSE:00983: 28.58

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


SOCAM Development Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SOCAM Development'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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SOCAM Development Interest Coverage Chart

SOCAM Development 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 17.27 22.49 26.74 31.74 28.58

SOCAM Development Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 29.38 32.48 31.22 28.92 28.31

Competitive Comparison of SOCAM Development's Interest Coverage

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, SOCAM Development'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.


SOCAM Development's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, SOCAM Development's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SOCAM Development's Interest Coverage falls into.



SOCAM Development 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.

SOCAM Development'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, SOCAM Development's Interest Expense was HK$-225 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$6,431 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,512 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*6431/-225
=28.58

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, SOCAM Development's Interest Expense was HK$-125 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$3,539 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,512 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3539/-125
=28.31

* 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.


SOCAM Development  (HKSE:00983) 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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SOCAM Development (HKSE:00983) Business Description

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Address
6-8 Harbour Road, 34th Floor, Shui On Centre, Hong Kong, HKG
SOCAM Development Ltd is an investment holding company. The company along with its subsidiaries is principally engaged in property segment which includes Property development and construction and maintenance segment includes contracting ,renovation and fitting out, smart facilities management and Other businesses segment includes venture capital investment and others. The group's majority of the revenue comes from Construction and maintenance segment in which Hongkong is the major contributor when it comes to revenue.
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