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Ares Asia (HKSE:00645) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Ares Asia Financial Strength?

Ares Asia has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Ares Asia 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.

Ares Asia did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Ares Asia's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Ares Asia's Altman Z-Score is 2.48.


Competitive Comparison of Ares Asia's Financial Strength

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, Ares Asia'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.


Ares Asia's Financial Strength Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Ares Asia's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ares Asia's Financial Strength falls into.



Ares Asia 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:

Ares Asia's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$-4.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$0.0 Mil.

Ares Asia's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Ares Asia did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Ares Asia's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1.894 + 0) / 437.3
=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.

Ares Asia has a Z-score of 2.48, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Ares Asia is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.48 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Ares Asia  (HKSE:00645) 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.

Ares Asia has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Ares Asia (HKSE:00645) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1 Austin Road West, Unit No. 9608, Level 96, International Commerce Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Ares Asia Ltd is an investment holding company. The group is principally engaged in the business of coal trading, entailing the selling of coal purchased from various countries to Mainland China and other commodities trading, which encompasses supply chain management and risk management service. Its business falls under the primary segment of Coal and other trading. Geographically, the group has a business presence in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and other countries, of which maximum revenue is derived from Mainland China.

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