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King Wan (SGX:554) Interest Coverage : 3.45 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is King Wan 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. King Wan's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was S$3.23 Mil. King Wan's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was S$-0.94 Mil. King Wan's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 3.45. 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. King Wan Corp Ltd interest coverage is 1.63, which is low.

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

SGX:554' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.2   Med: 0.71   Max: 11.11
Current: 1.63


SGX:554's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
84.04% of 1266 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.06 vs SGX:554: 1.63

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


King Wan Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for King Wan'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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King Wan Interest Coverage Chart

King Wan Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
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King Wan Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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Competitive Comparison of King Wan's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, King Wan'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.


King Wan's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



King Wan 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.

King Wan's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, King Wan's Interest Expense was S$-1.28 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$-5.32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$2.19 Mil.

King Wan did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, King Wan's Interest Expense was S$-0.94 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$3.23 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$1.33 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*3.227/-0.935
=3.45

* 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.


King Wan  (SGX:554) 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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King Wan (SGX:554) Business Description

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Address
8 Sungei Kadut Loop, Singapore, SGP, 729455
King Wan Corp Ltd engages in the provision of mechanical and electrical engineering services for the building and construction industry. It operates in five segments. The Plumbing and Sanitary segment provides services comprising the design and installation of water distribution systems and pipe networks for sewage and wastewater drainage. The electrical segment focuses on the electrical engineering services that design and install electricity distribution systems, fire protection, alarm systems, and security systems. The toilet rental segment consists of the rental and operation of mobile lavatories. The investment holding segment consists of investments in associates and joint ventures. Others segment involves other activities that do not fall into the activities of the other segments.

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