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Soilbuild Construction Group (SGX:S7P) Interest Coverage : 4.76 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Soilbuild Construction Group 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. Soilbuild Construction Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was S$8.5 Mil. Soilbuild Construction Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was S$-1.8 Mil. Soilbuild Construction Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.76. 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. Soilbuild Construction Group Ltd interest coverage is 3.39, which is low.

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

SGX:S7P' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.39   Med: 5235.91   Max: No Debt
Current: 3.39


SGX:S7P's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
68.21% of 1255 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.04 vs SGX:S7P: 3.39

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


Soilbuild Construction Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Soilbuild Construction Group'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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Soilbuild Construction Group Interest Coverage Chart

Soilbuild Construction Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Soilbuild Construction Group Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Soilbuild Construction Group's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Soilbuild Construction Group'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.


Soilbuild Construction Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Soilbuild Construction Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Soilbuild Construction Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Soilbuild Construction Group 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.

Soilbuild Construction Group'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, Soilbuild Construction Group's Interest Expense was S$-3.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$12.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$73.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*12.176/-3.59
=3.39

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Soilbuild Construction Group's Interest Expense was S$-1.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$8.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$73.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*8.531/-1.793
=4.76

* 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.


Soilbuild Construction Group  (SGX:S7P) 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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Soilbuild Construction Group (SGX:S7P) Business Description

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Address
23 Defu South Street 1, Singapore, SGP, 533847
Soilbuild Construction Group Ltd is a builder engaged in the construction of residential and business space properties. The company offers real estate services including design and build, construction, turnkey construction, project management consultancy, procurement and mechanical and electrical installation. Its projects in Singapore include several public housing projects with HDB in Ang Mo Kio, Yishun, Sembawang, and Bukit Batok. Its geographical segments are spread across Singapore, Malaysia and Myanmar, with Singapore deriving the major revenue.

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