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Southern Alliance Mining (SGX:QNS) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Southern Alliance Mining 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. Southern Alliance Mining's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jan. 2025 was S$-5.19 Mil. Southern Alliance Mining's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jan. 2025 was S$-0.17 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 Southern Alliance Mining's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SGX:QNS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 5.51
* 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.


Southern Alliance Mining Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southern Alliance Mining'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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Southern Alliance Mining Interest Coverage Chart

Southern Alliance Mining Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Southern Alliance Mining Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Southern Alliance Mining's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Southern Alliance Mining'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.


Southern Alliance Mining's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Southern Alliance Mining's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southern Alliance Mining's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Southern Alliance Mining 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.

Southern Alliance Mining's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2024, Southern Alliance Mining's Interest Expense was S$-0.20 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$-2.52 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$3.29 Mil.

Southern Alliance Mining did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Southern Alliance Mining's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jan. 2025, Southern Alliance Mining's Interest Expense was S$-0.17 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$-5.19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$2.56 Mil.

Southern Alliance Mining 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.


Southern Alliance Mining  (SGX:QNS) 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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Southern Alliance Mining Business Description

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Address
Jalan Putra Square 6, Level 8, Menara Zenith, Putra Square, Kuantan, PHG, MYS, 25200
Southern Alliance Mining Ltd is engaged in the exploration, mining, and processing of iron ore for subsequent sale. The principal activities of the Company are those of investment holding and provision of management services. The company mines, produces, and sells iron ore which includes processed iron ore concentrate typically sold to steel mills or traders; and crushed iron ore that is used as a pipe coating material. It mines at the Chaah mine an open pit mine located at the southwest of the township of Chaah.

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