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Asia Enterprises Holding (SGX:A55) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Asia Enterprises Holding 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. Asia Enterprises Holding's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was S$-0.25 Mil. Asia Enterprises Holding's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was S$-0.18 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Asia Enterprises Holding's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SGX:A55' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33   Med: 205.61   Max: No Debt
Current: 12.22


SGX:A55's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
65.38% of 465 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.77 vs SGX:A55: 12.22

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


Asia Enterprises Holding Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Enterprises Holding'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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Asia Enterprises Holding Interest Coverage Chart

Asia Enterprises Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.33 12.76 17.86 22.21

Asia Enterprises Holding Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 16.16 19.82 16.66 27.76 -

Competitive Comparison of Asia Enterprises Holding's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Asia Enterprises Holding'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.


Asia Enterprises Holding's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Asia Enterprises Holding's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asia Enterprises Holding's Interest Coverage falls into.



Asia Enterprises Holding 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.

Asia Enterprises Holding's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Asia Enterprises Holding's Interest Expense was S$-0.32 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$7.11 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$7.93 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*7.107/-0.32
=22.21

Asia Enterprises Holding's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Asia Enterprises Holding's Interest Expense was S$-0.18 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$-0.25 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$7.85 Mil.

Asia Enterprises Holding did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Asia Enterprises Holding  (SGX:A55) 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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Asia Enterprises Holding Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
3 Pioneer Sector Walk, Singapore, SGP, 627897
Asia Enterprises Holding Ltd is an investment holding firm. Along with its subsidiaries, it is engaged in the distribution of steel products to industrial end users. The company operates through three segments namely, Steel distribution comprises of procuring, distributing, and trading of steel products; the Provision of steel processing segment is involved in the processing of steel materials for sale, and the corporate segment is engaged in investment and management activities. The majority of its revenue is earned from the Steel distribution segment. Geographically, it derives the majority revenue from the Singapore market, while it also has a presence in Indonesia, Malaysia, and other countries.

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