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Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL (BKK:BLC) Interest Coverage : 16.41 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic 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. Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿66 Mil. Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿-4 Mil. Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 16.41. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BKK:BLC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.13   Med: 6.1   Max: 7.77
Current: 7.77


BKK:BLC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
51.68% of 1370 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.395 vs BKK:BLC: 7.77

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 Lab and Cosmetic PCL Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic 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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Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL Interest Coverage Chart

Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
3.13 6.10 7.77

Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL Quarterly Data
Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 7.89 5.62 4.33 10.26 16.41

Competitive Comparison of Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL's Interest Coverage

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic 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.


Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL's Interest Coverage falls into.



Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic 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.

Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic 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, Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-26 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿200 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿76 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*200.231/-25.755
=7.77

Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿66 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿76 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*65.878/-4.015
=16.41

* 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 Lab and Cosmetic PCL  (BKK:BLC) 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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Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL (BKK:BLC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Nong Chae Sao Road, No. 48/1 Moo 5, Nam Phu, Mueang Ratchaburi, Ratchaburi, Bangkok, THA, 70000
Bangkok Lab and Cosmetic PCL are one of Thailand's comprehensive healthcare solutions groups. Its operation covers the complete value chain of the healthcare business. Its product portfolio comprises generic and new generic drugs, herbal medicines, animal medicines, cosmetics, food supplements, and other health products. Its operation ranges from research and development, manufacturing with international standards, sales, and marketing, to distribution to partnering businesses and customers.

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