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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments (HKSE:02638) Current Ratio : 0.49 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Current Ratio?

The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.49.

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments has a current ratio of 0.49. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.

The historical rank and industry rank for HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02638' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.21   Med: 0.51   Max: 1.74
Current: 0.49

During the past 11 years, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's highest Current Ratio was 1.74. The lowest was 0.21. And the median was 0.51.

HKSE:02638's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
93.04% of 517 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.07 vs HKSE:02638: 0.49

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Current Ratio 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.

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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Current Ratio Chart

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.21 0.21 0.40 0.96 0.49

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Current Ratio 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 0.40 0.68 0.96 1.12 0.49

Competitive Comparison of HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Current Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current Ratio 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.


HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Current Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Current Ratio falls into.



HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 )
=2493/5118
=0.49

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=2493/5118
=0.49

* 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.


HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments  (HKSE:02638) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments (HKSE:02638) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
44 Kennedy Road, Hong Kong Electric Centre, Hong Kong, HKG
HK ELECTRIC INVESTMENTS LIMITED is a fixed single investment trust in Hong Kong with a focus on the power industry. The Company is a vertically integrated power utility and its operations comprise the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity to Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island. Its principal operating subsidiary is The Hongkong Electric Company, Limited (HEC). HEC's sole power generation facility is the Lamma Power Station which has an aggregate installed capacity of approximately 3,700 megawatt (MW). The Company provides electricity to approximately 568,000 registered customers on Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island.

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