PSC (SGX:DM0) Interest Coverage : 20.39 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is PSC 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. PSC's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was S$18.9 Mil. PSC's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was S$-0.9 Mil. PSC's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 20.39. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SGX:DM0' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.93 Med: 18.61 Max: 24.14
Current: 18.79

SGX:DM0's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
68.05% of 313 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 6.77 vs SGX:DM0: 18.79

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

PSC Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for PSC'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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PSC Interest Coverage Chart

PSC Annual Data

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9.05

18.64

19.05

14.85

18.79

PSC Semi-Annual Data
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Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															32.07	17.41	11.57	16.98	20.39

Competitive Comparison of PSC's Interest Coverage

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, PSC'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.

PSC's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, PSC's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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

PSC 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.

PSC'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, PSC's Interest Expense was S$-1.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$32.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$21.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	32.875	/	-1.75
	=	18.79

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, PSC's Interest Expense was S$-0.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$18.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$21.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	18.865	/	-0.925
	=	20.39

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

PSC (SGX:DM0) 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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PSC (SGX:DM0) Business Description

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348 Jalan Boon Lay, Singapore, SGP, 619529

Website

https://www.psccorporation.com

PSC Corp Ltd manufactures, distributes, and markets a diverse range of safe and quality consumer products. The company's business activity functions through Consumer Essentials Consumer Business and Strategic Investments Packaging segments. The Consumer essentials segment is engaged in the supply of provisions and household consumer products, retail franchising, manufacture, and sale of soya bean products and noodles; whereas the Strategic Investments Packaging manufactures and sells corrugated paper products and other packaging products. In addition, it is also involved in investment holding, property investment, health solutions, and property-related activities. Geographically the business presence is seen across the region of Singapore, Malaysia, China, and Japan.

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