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Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is The Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd. ?
1
High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
- Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 1.54% of over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Flat results in Jun 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at HKD 20,205.8 MM
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 89.82 %
3
With ROE of 11.88%, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 2.28 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 4.71%, its profits have fallen by -31.7%
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you sell?
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Is The Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
The Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.
-100.0%
16.35
16.22%
Hang Seng Hong Kong
8.25%
0.41
19.93%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.58%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.54%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.96
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.02
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.88
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.45
Tax Ratio
26.98%
Dividend Payout Ratio
114.34%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
7.62%
ROE (avg)
11.88%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.28
EV to EBIT
22.19
EV to EBITDA
15.45
EV to Capital Employed
1.68
EV to Sales
3.27
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.71%
ROCE (Latest)
7.57%
ROE (Latest)
11.88%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend5What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 656.34
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 75.57%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -9.47% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 23.51 %
-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at HKD 20,205.8 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 89.82 %
Here's what is working for The Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 656.34
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 23.51 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 75.57%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -9.47% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for The Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at HKD 20,205.8 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (HKD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 89.82 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
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