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Swang Chai Chuan (HKSE:02321) Interest Coverage : 34.41 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Swang Chai Chuan 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. Swang Chai Chuan's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$29 Mil. Swang Chai Chuan's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-1 Mil. Swang Chai Chuan's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 34.41. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Swang Chai Chuan's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02321' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.01   Med: 21.68   Max: 29.79
Current: 26.59


HKSE:02321's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
65.64% of 259 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 8.57 vs HKSE:02321: 26.59

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


Swang Chai Chuan Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Swang Chai Chuan'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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Swang Chai Chuan Interest Coverage Chart

Swang Chai Chuan Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 16.92 27.75 29.79 15.95 26.44

Swang Chai Chuan Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.04 17.19 14.42 21.92 34.41

Competitive Comparison of Swang Chai Chuan's Interest Coverage

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Swang Chai Chuan'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.


Swang Chai Chuan's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Swang Chai Chuan's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Swang Chai Chuan's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Swang Chai Chuan 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.

Swang Chai Chuan'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, Swang Chai Chuan's Interest Expense was HK$-2 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$61 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$52 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*60.689/-2.295
=26.44

Swang Chai Chuan's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Swang Chai Chuan's Interest Expense was HK$-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$29 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$52 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*28.625/-0.832
=34.41

* 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.


Swang Chai Chuan  (HKSE:02321) 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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Swang Chai Chuan Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Kawasan Perindustrian Semambu, Lot 147-A, Kuantan, PHG, MYS, 25350
Swang Chai Chuan Ltd is an investment holding company and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in the distribution and sales of food and beverages (F&B) and provision of logistics services, warehousing and other services in Malaysia. The company has one reportable segment, which is the whole business of distribution and sales of F&B and provision of logistics services, warehousing and other services.
Executives
Tee Kian Heng 2101 Beneficial owner
Lim Tau Hong 2202 Interest of your spouse
Ng Kar Wei 2202 Interest of your spouse
Ng Mee Lam 2202 Interest of your spouse
Soon Chiew Ang 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Soon Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Soon Lee Shiang 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Soon See Beng 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Soon See Long 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Yang Lixia 2202 Interest of your spouse

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