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Pentamaster International (HKSE:01665) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Pentamaster 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. Pentamaster International's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$54.2 Mil. Pentamaster International's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was HK$0.0 Mil. Pentamaster International has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Pentamaster International Ltd has no debt.

(1) 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.

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

HKSE:01665' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 45.64   Med: 1305.44   Max: 24611
Current: No Debt


HKSE:01665's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.56% of 2293 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.6 vs HKSE:01665: No Debt

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


Pentamaster International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pentamaster 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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Pentamaster International Interest Coverage Chart

Pentamaster 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 676.36 907.27 1,171.37 1,439.51 No Debt

Pentamaster International Quarterly Data
Dec14 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 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 1,387.42 No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Pentamaster International's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Pentamaster 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.


Pentamaster International's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Pentamaster International's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Pentamaster 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.

Pentamaster 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, Pentamaster International's Interest Expense was HK$0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$211.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.0 Mil.

Pentamaster International had no debt (1).

Pentamaster International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Pentamaster International's Interest Expense was HK$0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was HK$54.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.0 Mil.

Pentamaster International had no debt (1).

* 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.


Pentamaster International  (HKSE:01665) 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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Pentamaster International (HKSE:01665) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Plot 18 & 19, Technoplex, Medan Bayan Lepas, Phase IV, Taman Perindustrian Bayan Lepas, Bayan Lepas, PNG, MYS, 11900
Pentamaster International Ltd is an investment holding company that is engaged in designing, developing, and manufacturing standard and non-standard Automated test equipment and Factory automation solutions. The company's industry segments are Electro-Optical, Automotive, Consumer & industrial products, Semiconductors, and Medical Devices. The majority of its revenue comes from the Automated test equipment segment. Its geographical segments are China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, and other countries.

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