Beijing North Star Company Limited

SEHK:588 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$6.1b

Beijing North Star Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

Beijing North Star has a total shareholder equity of CN¥14.1B and total debt of CN¥27.9B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 197.6%. Its total assets and total liabilities are CN¥52.6B and CN¥38.5B respectively. Beijing North Star's EBIT is CN¥641.0M making its interest coverage ratio 0.9. It has cash and short-term investments of CN¥8.3B.

Key information

197.6%

Debt to equity ratio

CN¥27.94b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio0.9x
CashCN¥8.28b
EquityCN¥14.14b
Total liabilitiesCN¥38.49b
Total assetsCN¥52.63b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

These 4 Measures Indicate That Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Is Using Debt In A Risky Way

May 21
These 4 Measures Indicate That Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Is Using Debt In A Risky Way

These 4 Measures Indicate That Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Is Using Debt Extensively

Jan 23
These 4 Measures Indicate That Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Is Using Debt Extensively

Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Aug 01
Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

We Think Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Mar 16
We Think Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Beijing North Star's (HKG:588) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Nov 04
Beijing North Star's (HKG:588) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

We Think Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Oct 31
We Think Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Here's Why Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

May 30
Here's Why Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Is Beijing North Star Company Limited (HKG:588) A Strong Dividend Stock?

Apr 11
Is Beijing North Star Company Limited (HKG:588) A Strong Dividend Stock?

Are Institutions Heavily Invested In Beijing North Star Company Limited's (HKG:588) Shares?

Mar 15
Are Institutions Heavily Invested In Beijing North Star Company Limited's (HKG:588) Shares?

Is Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Using Too Much Debt?

Feb 15
Is Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Using Too Much Debt?

Reflecting on Beijing North Star's (HKG:588) Share Price Returns Over The Last Three Years

Jan 18
Reflecting on Beijing North Star's (HKG:588) Share Price Returns Over The Last Three Years

What Type Of Shareholders Own The Most Number of Beijing North Star Company Limited (HKG:588) Shares?

Dec 14
What Type Of Shareholders Own The Most Number of Beijing North Star Company Limited (HKG:588) Shares?

Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Nov 17
Beijing North Star (HKG:588) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: 588's short term assets (CN¥40.9B) exceed its short term liabilities (CN¥21.5B).

Long Term Liabilities: 588's short term assets (CN¥40.9B) exceed its long term liabilities (CN¥17.0B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: 588's net debt to equity ratio (139.1%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: 588's debt to equity ratio has increased from 185.2% to 197.6% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: 588's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.

Interest Coverage: 588's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (0.9x coverage).


Balance Sheet


Discover healthy companies

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/25 15:53
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.

Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on .

Analyst Sources

Beijing North Star Company Limited is covered by 8 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Haoyu XieChina Everbright Research Limited
Jing NingChina International Capital Corporation Limited
Jason ChingDeutsche Bank