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Sahathai Terminal PCL (BKK:PORT) Interest Coverage : 1.63 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Sahathai Terminal 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. Sahathai Terminal PCL's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿25 Mil. Sahathai Terminal PCL's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿-15 Mil. Sahathai Terminal PCL's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.63. 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. Sahathai Terminal PCLs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

BKK:PORT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 2.13   Max: 4.66
Current: 0.77


BKK:PORT's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
93.89% of 818 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.37 vs BKK:PORT: 0.77

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


Sahathai Terminal PCL Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sahathai Terminal 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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Sahathai Terminal PCL Interest Coverage Chart

Sahathai Terminal PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.58 1.98 1.52 0.67 0.38

Sahathai Terminal PCL Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.06 0.04 1.27 0.14 1.63

Competitive Comparison of Sahathai Terminal PCL's Interest Coverage

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Sahathai Terminal 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.


Sahathai Terminal PCL's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Sahathai Terminal PCL's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sahathai Terminal PCL's Interest Coverage falls into.



Sahathai Terminal 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.

Sahathai Terminal 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, Sahathai Terminal PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-64 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿24 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿1,317 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*24.499/-64.027
=0.38

Sahathai Terminal PCL's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Sahathai Terminal PCL's Interest Expense was ฿-15 Mil. Its Operating Income was ฿25 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿1,239 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*25.244/-15.477
=1.63

* 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.


Sahathai Terminal PCL  (BKK:PORT) 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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Sahathai Terminal PCL (BKK:PORT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
51/1 Moo 3, Poo Chao Samingprai Road, Bangyapraek, Phrapradaeng, Samuthprakarn, THA, 10130
Sahathai Terminal PCL is a Thailand-based company engaged in the business of shipping and logistics services. Principally, it is involved in coastal port services, coastal port management consultancy, tugboat services, inland transportation, and related merchant marine business. The company provides terminal port service to its customers including terminal business, in-land transportation, container yard and warehouse, and other related services. The Group also provides import services for consignees.

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