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Fine Metal Technologies PCL (BKK:FMT) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Fine Metal Technologies 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. Fine Metal Technologies PCL's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿-8 Mil. Fine Metal Technologies PCL's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿-10 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 Fine Metal Technologies PCL's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:FMT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.6   Med: 9.61   Max: 17.98
Current: 1.6


BKK:FMT's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
91.55% of 2295 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.79 vs BKK:FMT: 1.60

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


Fine Metal Technologies PCL Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fine Metal Technologies 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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Fine Metal Technologies PCL Interest Coverage Chart

Fine Metal Technologies PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Fine Metal Technologies PCL 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 Fine Metal Technologies PCL's Interest Coverage

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Fine Metal Technologies PCL'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.


Fine Metal Technologies PCL's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Fine Metal Technologies PCL's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fine Metal Technologies PCL's Interest Coverage falls into.



Fine Metal Technologies 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.

Fine Metal Technologies PCL'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, Fine Metal Technologies PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-41 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿144 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿14 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*143.697/-41.304
=3.48

Fine Metal Technologies PCL's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Fine Metal Technologies PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-10 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿-8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿12 Mil.

Fine Metal Technologies PCL 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.


Fine Metal Technologies PCL  (BKK:FMT) 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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Fine Metal Technologies PCL (BKK:FMT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Rajdamri Road, 183 Regent House Building, 14th Floor, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok, THA, 10330
Fine Metal Technologies PCL is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of a seamless copper tube, which is an important component for air-conditioners and refrigerator equipment. Its products include Smooth Tube, Multi Groove Tube, Accumulator Tube, and Capillary Tube. Geographically, the company operates in Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore and Othercountries.

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