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General Engineering PCLBKK:GEL +33.33% Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss) as of Mar. 2026. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 308 Building Materials companies, General Engineering PCL ranks worse than 324675% on this metric.
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. General Engineering PCL's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ฿-74 Mil. General Engineering PCL's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ฿-46 Mil.
did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for General Engineering PCL's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
BKK:GEL's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 6.58 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
General Engineering PCL (BKK:GEL) 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 .
General Engineering PCL Interest Coverage Related Terms
General Engineering PCL Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for General 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.
BKK:GEL vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Building Materials subindustry, General 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.
General Engineering PCL Interest Coverage vs Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, General Engineering PCL's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where General Engineering PCL's Interest Coverage falls into.
General 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:
General Engineering PCL did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.
* 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.
What does a Interest Coverage of 0 (At Loss) mean?
General Engineering PCL (BKK:GEL) has a Interest Coverage of 0 (At Loss) as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on General Engineering PCL and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, General Engineering PCL ranks #999999 out of 308 companies in the Building Materials industry.
Is General Engineering PCL's Interest Coverage too high?
General Engineering PCL's current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss). Based on the distribution chart, General Engineering PCL ranks #999999 out of 308 companies in the Building Materials industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does General Engineering PCL's Interest Coverage compare to CRH and VMC?
According to the Building Materials industry distribution chart, General Engineering PCL ranks #999999 out of 308 companies for Interest Coverage. This places General Engineering PCL in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 6.58. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Building Materials company?
The median Interest Coverage among Building Materials companies is 6.58, based on 308 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on General Engineering PCL and its competitors. For the Building Materials industry, the median Interest Coverage is 6.58 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. General Engineering PCL's current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss). However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is General Engineering PCL stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, General Engineering PCL (BKK:GEL) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ฿0.04, compared to a current price of ฿0.04 — trading right at its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss). Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For General Engineering PCL (BKK:GEL), the current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss) as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
General Engineering PCL is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of construction material, prestressed concrete piles, precast concrete, glass fiber reinforced concrete, cementation products and post-tensioned slab, prestressed spun concrete piles, the special qualified PC wire and PC Strand and providing the construction and installation services for such products. Its operating segments are Manufacturing and distribution of concrete products, which is the key revenue-generating segment; Construction services; and Manufacturing and distribution of PC wire and PC strand. The company and its subsidiaries operate in Thailand only.
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