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Vietnam Sun (STC:VNS) Interest Coverage : 0.89 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Vietnam Sun 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. Vietnam Sun's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₫7,424 Mil. Vietnam Sun's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₫-8,330 Mil. Vietnam Sun's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.89. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

STC:VNS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.11   Med: 2.77   Max: 14.27
Current: 1.12


STC:VNS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
92.07% of 820 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.92 vs STC:VNS: 1.12

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


Vietnam Sun Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vietnam Sun'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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Vietnam Sun Interest Coverage Chart

Vietnam Sun Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 14.27 3.82 1.12

Vietnam Sun Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 2.07 2.14 0.88 0.71 0.89

Competitive Comparison of Vietnam Sun's Interest Coverage

For the Railroads subindustry, Vietnam Sun'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.


Vietnam Sun's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Vietnam Sun's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vietnam Sun's Interest Coverage falls into.



Vietnam Sun 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.

Vietnam Sun's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Vietnam Sun's Interest Expense was ₫-25,583 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₫28,612 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫358,672 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*28611.97/-25582.542
=1.12

Vietnam Sun's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Vietnam Sun's Interest Expense was ₫-8,330 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₫7,424 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫358,672 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*7423.511/-8329.5
=0.89

* 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.


Vietnam Sun  (STC:VNS) 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 .


Vietnam Sun Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Vietnam Sun Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 648, Nguyen Trai Street, Ward 11, District 5, Ho Chi Minh, VNM
Vietnam Sun Corp is a provider of passenger transportation services. The company offers travel services through the operations such as Vinasun taxi and Vinasun app. In addition, it is also engaged in tourism industry specializing in organizing overseas tours, conference tourism, ecotourism, cultural tourism, market research, and tourism for children. The company is involved in the provision of hotel and restaurant services as supporting activities to tourism operation.

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