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Healthlead PCL (BKK:HL) Interest Coverage : 6.04 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Healthlead PCL Interest Coverage?

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 by its Interest Expense. Healthlead PCL's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿18 Mil. Healthlead PCL's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿-3 Mil. Healthlead PCL's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 6.04. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Healthlead PCL's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:HL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.51   Med: 11.21   Max: 25.92
Current: 10.15


BKK:HL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
51.9% of 79 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 10.6 vs BKK:HL: 10.15

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Healthlead PCL Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Healthlead PCL's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Healthlead PCL Interest Coverage Chart

Healthlead PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
8.51 10.51 19.23 25.92 11.21

Healthlead PCL Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Healthlead PCL's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Healthlead PCL's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


Healthlead PCL's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Healthlead PCL's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Healthlead PCL's Interest Coverage falls into.



Healthlead PCL Interest Coverage Calculation

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:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Healthlead PCL's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Healthlead PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-9 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿101 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿199 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*100.721/-8.982
=11.21

Healthlead PCL's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Healthlead PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿18 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿227 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*17.576/-2.91
=6.04

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Healthlead PCL  (BKK:HL) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Healthlead PCL (BKK:HL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
99/4 Moo 10, Bang Muang Sub-District, Bang-Yai District, Nonthaburi, THA, 11140
Healthlead PCL is engaged in the business of healthcare-related and medical products. It operates in the pharmacy business, distribution of medical supplies, cosmeceuticals, and dietary supplements. medical equipment and various health products. as well as in business regarding invention business, developing, importing, and distributing innovative healthcare products.