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WANG & LEE Group (WANG & LEE Group) Interest Coverage : 23.51 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is WANG & LEE 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. WANG & LEE Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.87 Mil. WANG & LEE Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.04 Mil. WANG & LEE Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.51. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


WLGS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 7
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


WANG & LEE Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for WANG & LEE 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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WANG & LEE Group Interest Coverage Chart

WANG & LEE Group Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
2.92 - - -

WANG & LEE Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - - 23.51

Competitive Comparison of WANG & LEE Group's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, WANG & LEE 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.


WANG & LEE Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where WANG & LEE Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



WANG & LEE 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.

WANG & LEE 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, WANG & LEE Group's Interest Expense was $-0.06 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.77 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.68 Mil.

WANG & LEE Group did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

WANG & LEE Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, WANG & LEE Group's Interest Expense was $-0.04 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.87 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.68 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.87/-0.037
=23.51

* 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.


WANG & LEE Group  (NAS:WLGS) 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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WANG & LEE Group (WANG & LEE Group) Business Description

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Address
3 Tai Yip Street, 5th Floor, Wing Tai Factory Building, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
WANG & LEE Group Inc operates as an investment holding company. The firm conducts its primary operations through its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary WANG and LEE CONTRACTING LIMITED (WLHK). WLHK provides contract engineering, installation, and out-fitting of the following products and services: low voltage (220v/phase 1 or 380v/phase 3) electrical systems, mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning systems (MVAC), fire safety systems, and water supply and sewage disposal systems.

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