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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKSE:00388) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Financial Strength?

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.31. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.11. As of today, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's Altman Z-Score is 1.11.


Competitive Comparison of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's Financial Strength

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's Financial Strength Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's Financial Strength falls into.



Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-5,993 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$1,881 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$1,334 Mil.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1881/-5993
=0.31

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(270 + 1334) / 15000
=0.11

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has a Z-score of 1.11, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.11 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing  (HKSE:00388) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKSE:00388) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8 Connaught Place, 8th Floor, Two Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing is a vertically integrated securities exchange business offering listing, data, trading, clearing and settlement services across equities, debt and derivatives. HKEx, like Hong Kong itself, functions as a gateway between China and the rest of the world. HKEx serves as a preferred listing venue for Chinese companies outside of China and, through the Connect Scheme, offers two-way trading for a growing group of financial products with the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

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