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World Precision Machinery (SGX:B49) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is World Precision Machinery 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. World Precision Machinery's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was S$-1.4 Mil. World Precision Machinery's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was S$-0.5 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 World Precision Machinery's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SGX:B49's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 13.71
* 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.


World Precision Machinery Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for World Precision Machinery'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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World Precision Machinery Interest Coverage Chart

World Precision Machinery Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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World Precision Machinery Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of World Precision Machinery's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, World Precision Machinery'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.


World Precision Machinery's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, World Precision Machinery's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where World Precision Machinery's Interest Coverage falls into.



World Precision Machinery 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.

World Precision Machinery'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, World Precision Machinery's Interest Expense was S$-1.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$-0.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$19.6 Mil.

World Precision Machinery did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

World Precision Machinery's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, World Precision Machinery's Interest Expense was S$-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$-1.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$18.6 Mil.

World Precision Machinery 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.


World Precision Machinery  (SGX:B49) 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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World Precision Machinery (SGX:B49) Business Description

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Address
Picheng Town, Jiangsu Province, Danyang, CHN, 212311
World Precision Machinery Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing conventional stamping machines and metal parts. It manufactures both standard and customized stamping machines. It company has established its sales network and service centers in large and medium-sized cities across the People's Republic of China and its products are even exported to Southeast Asia, Europe, South America, and South Africa. It comprises sales of conventional stamping machines, high-performance and high-tonnage stamping machines, and metal parts and it generates maximum revenue from the High performance and high-tonnage stamping machines.

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