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MBK PCL (BKK:MBK) Interest Coverage : 2.74 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is MBK 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. MBK PCL's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ฿916 Mil. MBK PCL's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ฿-334 Mil. MBK PCL's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.74. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. MBK PCL interest coverage is 1.82, which is low.

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

BKK:MBK' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.43   Med: 1.98   Max: 3.28
Current: 1.82


BKK:MBK's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
78.17% of 426 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 5.065 vs BKK:MBK: 1.82

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


MBK PCL Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for MBK 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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MBK PCL Interest Coverage Chart

MBK PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.07 0.43 0.66 0.94 1.55

MBK PCL Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 1.66 1.37 1.34 1.83 2.74

Competitive Comparison of MBK PCL's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, MBK 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.


MBK PCL's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, MBK PCL's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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MBK 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.

MBK PCL's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, MBK PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-1,349 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿2,092 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿24,758 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*2091.522/-1349.264
=1.55

MBK PCL's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, MBK PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-334 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿916 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿23,783 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*915.551/-333.878
=2.74

* 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.


MBK PCL  (BKK:MBK) 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 .


MBK PCL Interest Coverage Related Terms

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MBK PCL Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
444 Phayathai Road, 8th Floor, MBK Center Building, Pathumwan, Bangkok, THA, 10330
MBK PCL is engaged in multiple businesses. Its business includes Shopping center business, Hotel and tourism business, Golf business, Real estate business, Food solutions business, Financial business, Auction business, Corporate supporting center and other business. Shopping center business engages in the business of rental space to retail tenants in the shopping centers and the business of office space for rent. The hotel and tourism business engages in providing for lodging, food and drink, and other facilities and services related for accommodation and travel. Golf business engages in golf services. Real estate business engages in residential for sale, property management and asset appraisal. Auction business engages in the business of car and motorcycle auction.

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