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Asia Precision PCL (BKK:APCS) Interest Coverage : 4.05 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Asia Precision 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. Asia Precision PCL's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿60 Mil. Asia Precision PCL's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿-15 Mil. Asia Precision PCL's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.05. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BKK:APCS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.47   Med: 11.91   Max: 35.92
Current: 1.47


BKK:APCS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
92.29% of 2297 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.68 vs BKK:APCS: 1.47

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


Asia Precision PCL Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Precision 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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Asia Precision PCL Interest Coverage Chart

Asia Precision PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Asia Precision PCL Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.48 - 2.82 4.05

Competitive Comparison of Asia Precision PCL's Interest Coverage

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Asia Precision 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.


Asia Precision PCL's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Asia Precision PCL's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Asia Precision 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.

Asia Precision 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, Asia Precision PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-58 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿-5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿33 Mil.

Asia Precision PCL did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Asia Precision PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-15 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿60 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿31 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*60.471/-14.932
=4.05

* 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.


Asia Precision PCL  (BKK:APCS) 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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Asia Precision PCL (BKK:APCS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate, 700/331 Moo 6, Tambol Donhualor, Muang Chonburi, Chonburi, THA, 20000
Asia Precision PCL, along with its subsidiaries, is principally engaged in engineering and construction (EPC) businesses both domestically and internationally. It is also involved in the parts manufacturing and water distribution business. The operating segments of the group are Mining, High Precision Part and Component, EPC, Sales of building materials and administration, and Water resource management. The company has main revenues from the EPC business. Geographically, the group operates in Thailand and Vietnam, of which prime revenue is earned in Thailand.

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