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Lum Chang Holdings (SGX:L19) Interest Coverage : 4.46 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Lum Chang Holdings 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. Lum Chang Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was S$7.0 Mil. Lum Chang Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was S$-1.6 Mil. Lum Chang Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 4.46. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lum Chang Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SGX:L19' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79   Med: 4.16   Max: 6.8
Current: 5.55


SGX:L19's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
55.49% of 1294 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 6.795 vs SGX:L19: 5.55

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


Lum Chang Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lum Chang Holdings'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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Lum Chang Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Lum Chang Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Interest Coverage
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Lum Chang Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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Competitive Comparison of Lum Chang Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Lum Chang Holdings'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.


Lum Chang Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Lum Chang Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lum Chang Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Lum Chang Holdings 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.

Lum Chang Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024, Lum Chang Holdings's Interest Expense was S$-2.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$15.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$32.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*15.928/-2.87
=5.55

Lum Chang Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Lum Chang Holdings's Interest Expense was S$-1.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$7.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$32.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*7.044/-1.578
=4.46

* 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.


Lum Chang Holdings  (SGX:L19) 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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Lum Chang Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
14 Kung Chong Road, No. 08-01 Lum Chang Building, Singapore, SGP, 159150
Lum Chang Holdings Ltd is a construction company. It operates through the following segments: Construction; Property Development and Investment and Investment Holding and Other. The Construction segment which derives the majority of revenue engages in the construction of buildings and building extensions, additions and alteration, refurbishment, and restoration of buildings. The Property Development and Investment segment develops property for sale and holds properties for the investment purposes of the company. The Investment Holding and Others segment is the holding of investments and provision of management services to the companies within the group.

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