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Echo International Holdings Group (HKSE:08218) Interest Coverage : 8.79 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Echo International Holdings Group 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. Echo International Holdings Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$1.05 Mil. Echo International Holdings Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-0.12 Mil. Echo International Holdings Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 8.79. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


HKSE:08218's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.735
* 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.


Echo International Holdings Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Echo International Holdings Group'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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Echo International Holdings Group Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Echo International Holdings Group's Interest Coverage

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Echo International Holdings Group'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.


Echo International Holdings Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Echo International Holdings Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Echo International Holdings Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Echo International Holdings Group 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.

Echo International Holdings Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Echo International Holdings Group's Interest Expense was HK$-3.70 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-9.50 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$3.76 Mil.

Echo International Holdings Group did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Echo International Holdings Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Echo International Holdings Group's Interest Expense was HK$-0.12 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$1.05 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2.57 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*1.046/-0.119
=8.79

* 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.


Echo International Holdings Group  (HKSE:08218) 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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Echo International Holdings Group (HKSE:08218) Business Description

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Address
9 Hoi Shing Road, Room 3207A, 32nd Floor, Cable TV Tower, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, HKG
Echo International Holdings Group Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segment includes the Trading of electronic products; Manufacturing and trading of electronic products and accessories, Provision of food catering services, and trading of timepieces. It generates maximum revenue from the Provision of food catering services segment. Its products include security alarm, indications board, buzzers, timer, fishing indicator, charge board, control board, fire alarm, LED lamp assembly, switch, printed circuit board, and others. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Hong KongCountries.
Executives
Lissington Limited
Zheng Ze Li
Bluemount Investment Fund Spc - Bluemount Investment Fund Sp
Ecgo International Ltd
Zhou Qilin
Siu Hiu Ki Jamie
Siu Wang Kei
Yeung Tong Seng Terry
Liu Wing Yee Amy 2101 Beneficial owner
Lam Sau Man
Heilesen Henrick

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