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MS Group Holdings (HKSE:01451) Interest Coverage : 39.54 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is MS 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. MS Group Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$14.7 Mil. MS Group Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-0.4 Mil. MS Group Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 39.54. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HKSE:01451' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.07   Med: 42.94   Max: No Debt
Current: 42.94


HKSE:01451's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
81.73% of 312 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 6.76 vs HKSE:01451: 42.94

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


MS Group Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for MS 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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MS Group Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

MS Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 14.59 41.34 48.92 39.73 42.94

MS Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 53.89 79.66 14.04 47.27 39.54

Competitive Comparison of MS Group Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, MS 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.


MS Group Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, MS Group Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



MS 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.

MS 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, MS Group Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-0.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$28.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*28.425/-0.662
=42.94

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, MS Group Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$14.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*14.67/-0.371
=39.54

* 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.


MS Group Holdings  (HKSE:01451) 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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MS Group Holdings (HKSE:01451) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
9 Sheung Yuet Road, Room 907, 9th Floor, Enterprise Square Tower 1, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, HKG
MS Group Holdings Ltd produces and sells plastic bottles and baby feeding accessories. Its operating segments are the OEM business which comprises the production and sales of plastic bottles and cups for infants and toddlers and plastic sports bottles on an OEM basis predominately for the overseas markets; and the Yo Yo Monkey Business, which comprises the production and sales of infant and toddler products, particularly plastic bottles and cups, under the brand developed by the Group and known as Yo Yo Monkey, principally for the PRC market, and the majority of the revenue comes from the OEM business. Its revenue is mainly derived from the United States of America; also has a presence in the Netherlands, Italy, the PRC, and other countries.

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