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BEC World PCL (BKK:BEC) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is BEC World PCL Financial Strength?

BEC World PCL has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

BEC World PCL's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.19. BEC World PCL's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.58. As of today, BEC World PCL's Altman Z-Score is 3.27.


Competitive Comparison of BEC World PCL's Financial Strength

For the Broadcasting subindustry, BEC World PCL's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


BEC World PCL's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, BEC World PCL's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BEC World PCL's Financial Strength falls into.



BEC World PCL Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

BEC World PCL's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿-26 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿31 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿2,214 Mil.

BEC World PCL's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*31.281/-26.377
=1.19

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

BEC World PCL's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(65.754 + 2213.676) / 3936.448
=0.58

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

BEC World PCL has a Z-score of 3.27, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.27 is strong.

* 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.


BEC World PCL  (BKK:BEC) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

BEC World PCL has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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BEC World PCL (BKK:BEC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3199 Maleenont Tower Rama 4 Road, Floor 2,3,4,9,10,30-34 floors, Kwaeng Klongton, Khet Klongtoey, Bangkok, THA, 10110
BEC World PCL is a television broadcast company based in Thailand. The company's primary business units include broadcast television and radio operations. It provides both free and subscription-based television services. The company's subsidiary is responsible for its television operations and the production of television shows, films. Its subsidiary also owns record labels and promotes and organizes concerts through a concert ticket retail operation. The firm also operates and distributes a variety of multimedia content in genres that include news, sports, drama, and children's content. It generates the vast majority of its revenue in Thailand.

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