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Samart Digital PCLBKK:SDC Interest Coverage is 1.61 as of Mar. 2026, which is 50% above its 10-year median of 1.07. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,678 Hardware companies, Samart Digital PCL ranks worse than 89.75% 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. Samart Digital PCL's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ฿34.9 Mil. Samart Digital PCL's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ฿-21.6 Mil.
Samart Digital PCL's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 1.61.
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. Samart Digital PCL interest coverage is 1.79, which is low.
The historical rank and industry rank for Samart Digital PCL's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
BKK:SDC'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.1 Med: 1.07 Max: 1.84
Current: 1.79
BKK:SDC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 89.75% of 1678
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 13.645
vs BKK:SDC: 1.79
Samart Digital PCL (BKK:SDC) 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 .
Samart Digital PCL Interest Coverage Related Terms
Samart Digital PCL Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Samart Digital 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:SDC vs CSCO, CIEN, MSI: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Samart Digital 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.
Samart Digital PCL Interest Coverage vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Samart Digital PCL's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Samart Digital PCL's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
* 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.
Samart Digital PCL (BKK:SDC) has a Interest Coverage of 1.61 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Samart Digital PCL and its competitors. This is 50% above median its historical median of 1.07. Over the past decade, Samart Digital PCL's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.10 to 1.84. According to the industry distribution chart, Samart Digital PCL ranks #1506 out of 1678 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 89.7%.
Is Samart Digital PCL's Interest Coverage too high?
Samart Digital PCL's current Interest Coverage of 1.61 is 50% above median its 10-year median of 1.07. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.10 to a high of 1.84. The Hardware industry median Interest Coverage is 13.65. Samart Digital PCL's value of 1.61 is 88.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Samart Digital PCL ranks #1506 out of 1678 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Samart Digital PCL's Interest Coverage compare to CSCO and CIEN?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Samart Digital PCL ranks #1506 out of 1678 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Samart Digital PCL in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 13.65. Samart Digital PCL's value of 1.61 is 88.2% below this benchmark. Historically, Samart Digital PCL's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.10 to 1.84 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.07 vs. the industry median of 13.65, Samart Digital PCL has consistently been below the industry average. 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 Hardware company?
The median Interest Coverage among Hardware companies is 13.65, based on 1,678 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. Samart Digital PCL's current Interest Coverage of 1.61 is 88.2% below the industry median. 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 Samart Digital PCL and its competitors. For the Hardware industry, the median Interest Coverage is 13.65 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Samart Digital PCL's current Interest Coverage is 1.61, which is 50% above median its own 10-year median of 1.07. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Samart Digital PCL stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Samart Digital PCL (BKK:SDC) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ฿0.02, compared to a current price of ฿0.02 — trading right at its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 1.61, which is 50% above median its 10-year median of 1.07 and 88.2% below the Hardware industry median of 13.65. 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 Samart Digital PCL (BKK:SDC), the current Interest Coverage is 1.61 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.
Samart Digital PCL is engaged in the distribution of telecommunications equipment and providing integrated business in the digital network and solutions. It has two segments. The Digital Network is engaged in the provision of Digital Trunked Radio systems and distribution equipment, audiovisual equipment network and software systems, and a mobile antenna services provider. Its Digital Content segment is engaged in the provision of voice services, audiovisual, and multimedia services, infotainment services through mobile phones, interactive media services, website services, entertainment services, and content providers through multimedia channels. The company generates maximum of its revenue from the Digital Network segment and geographically from Thailand.
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