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HKBN (HKBNF) Debt-to-Equity : 4.12 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is HKBN Debt-to-Equity?

HKBN's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $50 Mil. HKBN's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $1,406 Mil. HKBN's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $353 Mil. HKBN's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 4.12.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for HKBN's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

HKBNF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.29   Med: 2.29   Max: 4.12
Current: 4.12

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of HKBN was 4.12. The lowest was 1.29. And the median was 2.29.

HKBNF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
93.29% of 343 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.64 vs HKBNF: 4.12

HKBN Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for HKBN's Debt-to-Equity 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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HKBN Debt-to-Equity Chart

HKBN Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.29 1.72 2.13 2.38 3.77

HKBN Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
Debt-to-Equity 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 2.20 2.38 2.50 3.77 4.12

Competitive Comparison of HKBN's Debt-to-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, HKBN's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.


HKBN's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, HKBN's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HKBN's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



HKBN Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

HKBN's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

HKBN's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

* 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.


HKBN  (OTCPK:HKBNF) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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HKBN (HKBNF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
18 Kin Hong Street, 12th Floor, Trans Asia Centre, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
HKBN Ltd is a telecommunications company. The company derives revenue from broadband Internet services and voice services to both residential and enterprise customers. The principal activities of the Group are (i) provision of fixed telecommunications network services, international telecommunications services, and mobile services to residential and enterprise customers in Hong Kong, (ii) system integration services, (iii) product sales, and (iv) marketing and distribution of computer hardware and software, telecommunication products, office automation products and the provision of related services. The company has two segments Telecom and technology solutions (Hong Kong) and Telecom and technology solutions (non-Hong Kong) and the majority of its revenue is generated from Hong Kong.

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