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Firetrade Engineering PCL (BKK:FTE) Interest Coverage : 11.57 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Firetrade Engineering 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. Firetrade Engineering PCL's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was ฿15 Mil. Firetrade Engineering PCL's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was ฿-1 Mil. Firetrade Engineering PCL's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 11.57. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BKK:FTE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.87   Med: 39.49   Max: No Debt
Current: 23.32


BKK:FTE's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
58.07% of 799 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.58 vs BKK:FTE: 23.32

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


Firetrade Engineering PCL Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Firetrade Engineering 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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Firetrade Engineering PCL Interest Coverage Chart

Firetrade Engineering PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt 45.83 12.87 18.26 33.15

Firetrade Engineering PCL Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 35.08 26.92 32.62 21.89 11.57

Competitive Comparison of Firetrade Engineering PCL's Interest Coverage

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Firetrade Engineering 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.


Firetrade Engineering PCL's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Firetrade Engineering PCL's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Firetrade Engineering 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.

Firetrade Engineering 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, Firetrade Engineering PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿152 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿91 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*152.364/-4.596
=33.15

Firetrade Engineering PCL's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2024, Firetrade Engineering PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿15 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿89 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*14.594/-1.261
=11.57

* 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.


Firetrade Engineering PCL  (BKK:FTE) 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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Firetrade Engineering PCL Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1198/5 Rama 9 Road, Phattanakan Sub-district, Suanluang District, Bangkok, THA, 10250
Firetrade Engineering PCL is engaged in the sales of fire protection equipment and systems, design, installation, repair, and maintenance of fire protection systems. The group operates in two main business segments, namely sales of fire protection equipment systems and project works and services. Its products include fire protection equipment, foam system, cold water, and sanitary valves. The sales of the fire protection equipment systems segment act as a revenue driver for the firm. Its operations are in a single geographic area mainly in Thailand.

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