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Asia Grocery Distribution (HKSE:08413) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Asia Grocery Distribution 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. Asia Grocery Distribution's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-1.2 Mil. Asia Grocery Distribution's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-0.2 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Asia Grocery Distribution's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


HKSE:08413's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 8.545
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Asia Grocery Distribution Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Grocery Distribution'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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Asia Grocery Distribution Interest Coverage Chart

Asia Grocery Distribution Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Asia Grocery Distribution Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Asia Grocery Distribution's Interest Coverage

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Asia Grocery Distribution'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.


Asia Grocery Distribution's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Asia Grocery Distribution's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asia Grocery Distribution's Interest Coverage falls into.



Asia Grocery Distribution 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.

Asia Grocery Distribution's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Asia Grocery Distribution's Interest Expense was HK$-0.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-1.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$13.6 Mil.

Asia Grocery Distribution did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Asia Grocery Distribution's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Asia Grocery Distribution's Interest Expense was HK$-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$-1.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$10.2 Mil.

Asia Grocery Distribution did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Asia Grocery Distribution  (HKSE:08413) 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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Asia Grocery Distribution (HKSE:08413) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 22 Sze Shan Street, The Whole of Upper Ground Floor, Mai Tong Industrial Building, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Asia Grocery Distribution Ltd is engaged in distributing food and beverage groceries to a wide array of customers, including restaurants, non-commercial dining establishments, hotels, and private clubs, food processing operators, and wholesalers in Hong Kong. It also offers Kitchen and hygiene products include food wrap and food related products such as cling film, baking sheet, foil, cleaning products such as detergent, bleach, liquid soap and others such as tissue paper, toothpick and towel, hygiene products such as face masks and gloves. The company distributes its products to Hong Kong, China, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, France, Turkey, and Italy.
Executives
Chu Man 2202 Interest of your spouse
Sky Alpha Investments Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Fan Wing 2202 Interest of your spouse
Wong Siu Man 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Wong Siu Wa 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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