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International Housewares Retail Co (HKSE:01373) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is International Housewares Retail Co Financial Strength?

International Housewares Retail Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

International Housewares Retail Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 5.18. International Housewares Retail Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.24. As of today, International Housewares Retail Co's Altman Z-Score is 3.22.


Competitive Comparison of International Housewares Retail Co's Financial Strength

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International Housewares Retail Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, International Housewares Retail Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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International Housewares Retail 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:

International Housewares Retail Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Oct. 2023 was HK$-12 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Oct. 2023 was HK$61 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was HK$348 Mil.

International Housewares Retail Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Oct. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Oct. 2023 )
=-1*61.059/-11.791
=5.18

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

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

International Housewares Retail Co's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Oct. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(294.03 + 348.467) / 2644.97
=0.24

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.

International Housewares Retail Co has a Z-score of 3.22, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.22 is strong.

* 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.


International Housewares Retail Co  (HKSE:01373) 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.

International Housewares Retail Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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International Housewares Retail Co (HKSE:01373) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Southmark, 11 Yip Hing Street, 20th Floor, Tower B, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong, HKG
International Housewares Retail Co Ltd and its subsidiaries are houseware retail chains in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Macau. The group offers houseware products through a retail network comprising stores in Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau, Cambodia, East Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Australia under brands including Japan Home Centre, City Life, Epo gifts and stationery, 123 by ELLA, and Japan Home. The group has reportable operating segments namely Retail, Wholesales, Licensing and others. Hong Kong is the key market of the group, accounting for majorly of its total revenue. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Retail segment.
Executives
Lau Pak Fai Peter 2101 Beneficial owner
Webb David Michael 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Ngai Lai Ha 2101 Beneficial owner

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