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Huzhou Gas Co (HKSE:06661) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Huzhou Gas Co Financial Strength?

Huzhou Gas Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Huzhou Gas Co Ltd shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Huzhou Gas Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 64.75. Huzhou Gas Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.01. As of today, Huzhou Gas Co's Altman Z-Score is 2.37.


Competitive Comparison of Huzhou Gas Co's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Huzhou Gas Co's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Huzhou Gas Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Huzhou Gas Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Huzhou Gas Co Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Huzhou Gas Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$117 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$21 Mil.

Huzhou Gas Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*117.137/-1.809
=64.75

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Huzhou Gas Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Huzhou Gas Co's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.614 + 20.671) / 2793.524
=0.01

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Huzhou Gas Co has a Z-score of 2.37, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Huzhou Gas Co is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.37 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Huzhou Gas Co  (HKSE:06661) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Huzhou Gas Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Huzhou Gas Co (HKSE:06661) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
227 Sizhong Road, Zhejiang Province, Huzhou, CHN
Huzhou Gas Co Ltd is the largest piped natural gas distributor. The principal business of the company comprises of sale of gas, mainly PNG under the Concessions; provision of construction and installation services to construct and install end-user pipeline network and gas facilities for customers such as property developers and owners or occupants of residential and non-residential properties; and others, including sale of household gas appliances.

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