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Bangkok Chain Hospital (BKK:BCH) Interest Coverage : 39.79 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Bangkok Chain Hospital 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. Bangkok Chain Hospital's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿446 Mil. Bangkok Chain Hospital's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿-11 Mil. Bangkok Chain Hospital's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 39.79. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bangkok Chain Hospital's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:BCH' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.31   Med: 13.09   Max: 62.79
Current: 25.89


BKK:BCH's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
69.46% of 406 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 8.445 vs BKK:BCH: 25.89

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


Bangkok Chain Hospital Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bangkok Chain Hospital'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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Bangkok Chain Hospital Interest Coverage Chart

Bangkok Chain Hospital Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Bangkok Chain Hospital 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 13.12 15.93 20.66 44.96 39.79

Competitive Comparison of Bangkok Chain Hospital's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Bangkok Chain Hospital'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.


Bangkok Chain Hospital's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Bangkok Chain Hospital's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bangkok Chain Hospital's Interest Coverage falls into.



Bangkok Chain Hospital 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.

Bangkok Chain Hospital'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, Bangkok Chain Hospital's Interest Expense was ฿-95 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿1,959 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿334 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1959.484/-95.323
=20.56

Bangkok Chain Hospital's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Bangkok Chain Hospital's Interest Expense was ฿-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿446 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿306 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*445.97/-11.209
=39.79

* 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.


Bangkok Chain Hospital  (BKK:BCH) 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 .


Bangkok Chain Hospital Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Bangkok Chain Hospital (BKK:BCH) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
44 Moo 4, Chaengwattana Road, Pakkred, Nonthaburi, THA, 11120
Bangkok Chain Hospital PLC is engaged in operating private hospitals, nursing businesses to provide medical treatment to patients with a total of 15 chained hospitals in Bangkok vicinity, Chiang Rai, Saraburi, Nonthaburi, Pathumthani, Ayudhaya, Chachoengsao, Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo Province, and Lao People's Democratic Republic as well as selling healthy drinks, providing medical analysis and research services in operation rooms, and providing assets management services relevant to the hospital and property for rent. Its geographical segments are the Kingdom of Thailand and the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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