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Bangladesh Shipping (DHA:BSC) Interest Coverage : 3.11 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Bangladesh Shipping 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. Bangladesh Shipping's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was BDT570 Mil. Bangladesh Shipping's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was BDT-183 Mil. Bangladesh Shipping's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 3.11. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

DHA:BSC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.22   Med: 3.46   Max: 7.91
Current: 4.03


DHA:BSC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
63.32% of 837 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 6.13 vs DHA:BSC: 4.03

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


Bangladesh Shipping Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bangladesh Shipping'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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Bangladesh Shipping Interest Coverage Chart

Bangladesh Shipping Annual Data
Trend Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Interest Coverage
2.22 2.60 7.91 4.12 3.46

Bangladesh Shipping Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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Competitive Comparison of Bangladesh Shipping's Interest Coverage

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Bangladesh Shipping'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.


Bangladesh Shipping's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Bangladesh Shipping's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bangladesh Shipping's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Bangladesh Shipping 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.

Bangladesh Shipping's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024, Bangladesh Shipping's Interest Expense was BDT-733 Mil. Its Operating Income was BDT2,535 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT15,552 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*2535.2/-732.82
=3.46

Bangladesh Shipping's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Bangladesh Shipping's Interest Expense was BDT-183 Mil. Its Operating Income was BDT570 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT15,552 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*570.268/-183.205
=3.11

* 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.


Bangladesh Shipping  (DHA:BSC) 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 .


Bangladesh Shipping Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Bangladesh Shipping Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Saltgola Road, P.O. Box no. 641, BSC Bhaban, Chattogram, BGD, 4100
Bangladesh Shipping Corp is the national flag carrier engaged in shipping and ancillary businesses on International routes. Its Services are Liner Service, Chartering & Tramping service, Feeder Service, Crude Oil Carrying, Crude Oil Lightening, Food Grain Carrying, Food Grain lightening, Agency Service, and Ship Repair.

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