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Classified Group (Holdings) (HKSE:08232) Interest Coverage : 5.83 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Classified Group (Holdings) 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. Classified Group (Holdings)'s Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$0.74 Mil. Classified Group (Holdings)'s Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-0.13 Mil. Classified Group (Holdings)'s interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.83. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HKSE:08232' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.48   Med: 33.73   Max: No Debt
Current: 6.76


HKSE:08232's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
50.57% of 263 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 7.13 vs HKSE:08232: 6.76

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


Classified Group (Holdings) Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Classified Group (Holdings)'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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Classified Group (Holdings) Interest Coverage Chart

Classified Group (Holdings) 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 1.48 12.39 - - 6.76

Classified Group (Holdings) Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 N/A - 34.38 - 5.83

Competitive Comparison of Classified Group (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage

For the Restaurants subindustry, Classified Group (Holdings)'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.


Classified Group (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Classified Group (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Classified Group (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage falls into.



Classified Group (Holdings) 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.

Classified Group (Holdings)'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, Classified Group (Holdings)'s Interest Expense was HK$-0.29 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$1.93 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1.13 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1.926/-0.285
=6.76

Classified Group (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Classified Group (Holdings)'s Interest Expense was HK$-0.13 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$0.74 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1.13 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.74/-0.127
=5.83

* 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.


Classified Group (Holdings)  (HKSE:08232) 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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Classified Group (Holdings) (HKSE:08232) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
30 Wong Chuk Hang Road, 2nd Floor, Cheung Tak Industrial Building, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong, HKG
Classified Group (Holdings) Ltd is a food and beverage company. It is engaged in the Casual restaurant operations segment in which customers would place orders at the front desk and basic table service is provided by the delivery of ordered food to the table. The casual restaurants aim to provide a more casual and relaxing atmosphere. All the group's operations are located in Hong Kong.
Executives
Vms Investment Group Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Peyton Global Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Wiltshire Global Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Mak Siu Hang Viola 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Cheng Chi Man 2202 Interest of your spouse
Pong Kin Yee 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Lee Yuen Ching Charmaine 2202 Interest of your spouse
Wong Arnold Chi Chiu 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Millennium Pacific Information Technology Limited 2101 Beneficial owner

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