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Hiap Seng Industries (SGX:1L2) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Hiap Seng Industries 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. Hiap Seng Industries's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was S$0.00 Mil. Hiap Seng Industries's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was S$0.00 Mil. Hiap Seng Industries has no debt. 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 Hiap Seng Industries's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SGX:1L2's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 7.005
* 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.


Hiap Seng Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hiap Seng Industries'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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Hiap Seng Industries Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Hiap Seng Industries's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Hiap Seng Industries'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.


Hiap Seng Industries's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Hiap Seng Industries's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hiap Seng Industries's Interest Coverage falls into.



Hiap Seng Industries 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.

Hiap Seng Industries's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Hiap Seng Industries's Interest Expense was S$-0.50 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$-1.79 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$0.15 Mil.

Hiap Seng Industries did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Hiap Seng Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Hiap Seng Industries's Interest Expense was S$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$0.00 Mil.

Hiap Seng Industries 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.


Hiap Seng Industries  (SGX:1L2) 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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Hiap Seng Industries (SGX:1L2) Business Description

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Address
28 Tuas Crescent, Singapore, SGP, 638719
Hiap Seng Engineering Ltd is engaged in the provision of building construction, engineering, procurement, construction and plant maintenance services for oil and gas and energy sectors. Majority revenue is generated from Plant construction and maintenance. Plant construction and maintenance includes oil-and-gas, chemical & utility plant maintenance, mechanical construction of oil-and gas plants, oil storage terminals & pharmaceutical plants. Geographically, the revenue is generated from Singapore.

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