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Tan Chong International (HKSE:00693) Interest Coverage : 2.30 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Tan Chong International 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. Tan Chong International's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$258 Mil. Tan Chong International's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-112 Mil. Tan Chong International's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.30. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Tan Chong International's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00693' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.31   Med: 4.32   Max: 8.98
Current: 2.73


HKSE:00693's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
76.4% of 1034 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 7.75 vs HKSE:00693: 2.73

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


Tan Chong International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tan Chong International'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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Tan Chong International Interest Coverage Chart

Tan Chong International 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 2.84 2.50 1.31 2.11 2.73

Tan Chong International Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 2.44 1.64 2.29 3.18 2.30

Competitive Comparison of Tan Chong International's Interest Coverage

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Tan Chong International'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.


Tan Chong International's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Tan Chong International's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tan Chong International's Interest Coverage falls into.



Tan Chong International 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.

Tan Chong International'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, Tan Chong International's Interest Expense was HK$-217 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$594 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$3,171 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*593.64/-217.472
=2.73

Tan Chong International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Tan Chong International's Interest Expense was HK$-112 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$258 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$3,171 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*257.601/-111.8
=2.30

* 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.


Tan Chong International  (HKSE:00693) 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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Tan Chong International (HKSE:00693) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6-8 Harbour Road, Unit 3001, 30th Floor, Shui On Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
Tan Chong International Ltd is an automobile dealer. It offers vehicles of Nissan brand in Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Thailand. The company has five business lines namely, Motor vehicle distribution and dealership business, Heavy commercial vehicle and industrial equipment distribution business, Property rentals and development, Transportation and Other operations which include investment holding, hire purchase financing, provision of workshop services and the manufacturing of vehicle seats. The company generates the majority of revenue from Motor vehicle distribution and dealership business.

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