Samart Digital PCL (BKK:SDC) Interest Coverage : 2.15 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Samart Digital PCL 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. Samart Digital PCL's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ฿35.7 Mil. Samart Digital PCL's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ฿-16.6 Mil. Samart Digital PCL's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 2.15. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Samart Digital PCL interest coverage is 1.07, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Samart Digital PCL's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:SDC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.1 Med: 1.07 Max: 1.15
Current: 1.07

BKK:SDC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
93.12% of 1598 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 13.145 vs BKK:SDC: 1.07

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

Samart Digital PCL Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Samart Digital PCL'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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Samart Digital PCL Interest Coverage Chart

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1.07

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Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	0.48	0.42	1.78	2.15

Competitive Comparison of Samart Digital PCL's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Samart Digital PCL's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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Samart Digital PCL's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Samart Digital PCL's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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Samart Digital PCL 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.

Samart Digital PCL'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, Samart Digital PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-119.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿127.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿3.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
	=	-1	*	127.593	/	-119.577
	=	1.07

Samart Digital PCL's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Samart Digital PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-16.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿35.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿3.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
	=	-1	*	35.744	/	-16.614
	=	2.15

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Samart Digital PCL (BKK:SDC) 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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Samart Digital PCL Business Description

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Chaengwattana Road, No. 99/2, Moo 4, Software Park Building, 34th Floor, Klong Gluar, Pak-kred, Nonthaburi, THA, 11120

Website

https://www.samartdigital.com

Samart Digital PCL is engaged in the distribution of telecommunications equipment and providing integrated business in the digital network and solutions. It has two segments. The Digital Network is engaged in the provision of Digital Trunked Radio systems and distribution equipment, audiovisual equipment network and software systems, and a mobile antenna services provider. Its Digital Content segment is engaged in the provision of voice services, audiovisual, and multimedia services, infotainment services through mobile phones, interactive media services, website services, entertainment services, and content providers through multimedia channels. The company generates maximum revenue from the Digital Network segment and geographically from Thailand.

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