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China Merchants Land (HKSE:00978) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Merchants Land Financial Strength?

China Merchants Land has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

China Merchants Land Ltd displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

China Merchants Land's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.10. China Merchants Land's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.98. As of today, China Merchants Land's Altman Z-Score is 0.61.


Competitive Comparison of China Merchants Land's Financial Strength

For the Real Estate - Diversified subindustry, China Merchants Land'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.


China Merchants Land's Financial Strength Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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China Merchants Land 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:

China Merchants Land's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-399 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$1,236 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$29,189 Mil.

China Merchants Land'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*1236.37/-398.768
=3.10

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. China Merchants Land Ltd interest coverage is 3.57, which is low.

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

China Merchants Land'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
=(11378.615 + 29188.567) / 41534.172
=0.98

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.

China Merchants Land has a Z-score of 0.61, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.61 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.


China Merchants Land  (HKSE:00978) 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.

China Merchants Land has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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China Merchants Land (HKSE:00978) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Nos. 168-200 Connaught Road, Room 2603 to 2606, 26th Floor, China Merchants Tower, Shun Tak Centre, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
China Merchants Land Ltd is an investment holding company that operates through two segments. The properties segment, which generates almost all the company's sales, is engaged in real estate development and leasing, and the Asset Management segment. Asset management segment includes office premises and shopping malls. The company operates primarily in Mainland China.

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