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Activation Group Holdings (HKSE:09919) Interest Coverage : 267.03 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Activation 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. Activation Group Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was HK$58 Mil. Activation Group Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was HK$-0 Mil. Activation Group Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 267.03. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Activation Group Holdings Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

HKSE:09919' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.26   Med: 71.06   Max: 394.66
Current: 394.66


HKSE:09919's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
87.58% of 628 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.87 vs HKSE:09919: 394.66

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


Activation Group Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

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

Activation Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 13.26 15.46 237.65 115.61 395.54

Activation Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 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 279.19 - 229.25 267.03 515.11

Competitive Comparison of Activation Group Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Activation 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.


Activation Group Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Activation Group Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Activation 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.

Activation Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Activation Group Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$68 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*67.864/-0.587
=115.61

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

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, Activation Group Holdings's Interest Expense was HK$-0 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$58 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*58.212/-0.218
=267.03

* 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.


Activation Group Holdings  (HKSE:09919) 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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Activation Group Holdings (HKSE:09919) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 399A Liu Zhou Road, 8th Floor, Hengdi Warehouse International Building, Xuhui District, Shanghai, CHN, 200235
Activation Group Holdings Ltd is an integrated marketing solutions provider. The company focuses on the provision of experiential marketing, digital and brand communication, and public relations services. Its operating segment includes Experiential marketing services, Digital and communication services and IP development. The company generates maximum revenue from Experiential marketing services. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Mainland China and also has a presence in Hong Kong/Singapore.

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