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Bangkok Expressway (BKK:BECL-R) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Sep. 2015)


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What is Bangkok Expressway 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 Expressway's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was ฿2,092.36 Mil. Bangkok Expressway's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was ฿0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


BKK:BECL-R's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 7.03
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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 Expressway Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bangkok Expressway'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 Expressway Interest Coverage Chart

Bangkok Expressway Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Bangkok Expressway Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Bangkok Expressway's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Bangkok Expressway'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 Expressway's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Bangkok Expressway's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bangkok Expressway 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 Expressway's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014, Bangkok Expressway's Interest Expense was ฿0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿19,214.43 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Bangkok Expressway's interest coverage with the available data.

Bangkok Expressway's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2015, Bangkok Expressway's Interest Expense was ฿0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿2,092.36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿20,597.58 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Bangkok Expressway's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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 Expressway  (BKK:BECL-R) 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 Expressway Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Bangkok Expressway (BKK:BECL-R) Business Description

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Bangkok Expressway Public Company Limited engages in the design, construction, management, and operation of expressways in Thailand. The Company is engaged in the construction and management of Si Rat Expressway (Second Stage Expressway Project) and other extensions, including related businesses under the Second Stage Expressway agreement with the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT); and the Udon Ratthaya Expressway under the Bang Pa-in-Pak Kret Expressway agreement entered into between EXAT and the Company.

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