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Lam Soon (Hong Kong) (HKSE:00411) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lam Soon (Hong Kong) Financial Strength?

Lam Soon (Hong Kong) has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Lam Soon (Hong Kong) Ltd shows strong financial strength.

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.

Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 973.40. Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'s debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'s Altman Z-Score is 4.23.


Competitive Comparison of Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'s Financial Strength

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'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.


Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'s Financial Strength Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'s Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'s Financial Strength falls into.



Lam Soon (Hong Kong) 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:

Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'s Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$128 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$2 Mil.

Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'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*127.515/-0.131
=973.40

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. Lam Soon (Hong Kong) Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Lam Soon (Hong Kong)'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
=(3.597 + 2.188) / 5318.332
=0.00

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.

Lam Soon (Hong Kong) has a Z-score of 4.23, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.23 is strong.

* 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.


Lam Soon (Hong Kong)  (HKSE:00411) 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.

Lam Soon (Hong Kong) has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Lam Soon (Hong Kong) (HKSE:00411) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
21 Dai Fu Street, Lam Soon Building, Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
Lam Soon (Hong Kong) Ltd is an investment holding company. It is engaged in the manufacturing of food and detergent products. The company's business segments, which are based on its activities are Food and Home Care. The food segment includes the manufacturing and distribution of food products including flour, edible oils, and vegetable fats. The Home Care segment includes the manufacturing and distribution of household cleaning products including liquid dishwashing detergent, laundry powder, liquid laundry detergent, fabric softener, floor cleaner, and industrial marble cleanser. It generates the majority of the revenue from the Food segment activities. It has operations in Hong Kong, and international countries, of which the majority of the revenue is derived from Mainland China.
Executives
Davos Investment Holdings Private Limited
Guoline Capital Assets Limited
Hong Leong Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd.
Kwek Leng Kee
Quek Leng Chan
Whang Sun Tze 2101 Beneficial owner

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