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Viet Thai Electric Cable (HSTC:VTH) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of . 20)


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What is Viet Thai Electric Cable 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. Viet Thai Electric Cable's Operating Income for the six months ended in . 20 was ₫0.00 Mil. Viet Thai Electric Cable's Interest Expense for the six months ended in . 20 was ₫0.00 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

The historical rank and industry rank for Viet Thai Electric Cable's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


HSTC:VTH's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 15.955
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Viet Thai Electric Cable Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Viet Thai Electric Cable'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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Competitive Comparison of Viet Thai Electric Cable's Interest Coverage

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Viet Thai Electric Cable'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.


Viet Thai Electric Cable's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Viet Thai Electric Cable's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Viet Thai Electric Cable's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Viet Thai Electric Cable 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.

Viet Thai Electric Cable's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in . 20 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in . 20, Viet Thai Electric Cable's Interest Expense was ₫0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₫0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫0.00 Mil.

Viet Thai Electric Cable had no debt (1).

Viet Thai Electric Cable's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in . 20 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in . 20, Viet Thai Electric Cable's Interest Expense was ₫0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₫0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫0.00 Mil.

Viet Thai Electric Cable had no debt (1).

* 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.


Viet Thai Electric Cable  (HSTC:VTH) 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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Viet Thai Electric Cable Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Street 1, Bien Hoa Industrial Zone 1, An Binh Ward, District, Dong Nai Province, Bien Hoa, VNM
Viet Thai Electric Cable Corp is engaged in manufacturing all kinds of power cables, and aluminum wire. Its products include Civil Wiring, Solar Cables, Multiplex Cables, Low Voltage Power Cables, and Others.

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