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Challenger Technologies (SGX:573) Interest Coverage : 15.70 (As of Dec. 2022)


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What is Challenger Technologies 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. Challenger Technologies's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was S$11.7 Mil. Challenger Technologies's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was S$-0.7 Mil. Challenger Technologies's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 15.70. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


SGX:573's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 13.09
* 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.


Challenger Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Challenger Technologies'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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Challenger Technologies Interest Coverage Chart

Challenger Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt N/A N/A 29.10 25.94

Challenger Technologies Semi-Annual Data
Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only N/A N/A 18.81 N/A 15.70

Competitive Comparison of Challenger Technologies's Interest Coverage

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Challenger Technologies'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.


Challenger Technologies's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Challenger Technologies's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Challenger Technologies's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Challenger Technologies 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.

Challenger Technologies's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Challenger Technologies's Interest Expense was S$-0.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$19.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$15.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*19.303/-0.744
=25.94

Challenger Technologies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2022, Challenger Technologies's Interest Expense was S$-0.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$11.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$15.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*11.678/-0.744
=15.70

* 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.


Challenger Technologies  (SGX:573) 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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Challenger Technologies Business Description

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Address
1 Ubi Link, Challenger TecHub, Singapore, SGP, 408553
Challenger Technologies Ltd is engaged in providing information technology (IT) products and services. It operates in three segments namely IT products and services, electronic signage services and telephonic call center and data management services. The company derives the majority of revenue from the IT products and services segment which is involved in retailing a selection of IT products including personal computers, notebooks, printers, scanners, digital imaging solutions, personal digital assistants, mobile and wireless connectivity solutions, audio-visual and projection equipment, and related peripherals. Geographically all the activities are operated through Singapore.

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