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GuocoLand (SGX:F17) Interest Coverage : 1.45 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is GuocoLand 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. GuocoLand's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was S$165 Mil. GuocoLand's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was S$-114 Mil. GuocoLand's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.45. 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. GuocoLand Ltd interest coverage is 1.73, which is low.

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

SGX:F17' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.73   Med: 2.31   Max: 4.5
Current: 1.73


SGX:F17's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
73.11% of 1335 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 4.05 vs SGX:F17: 1.73

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


GuocoLand Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GuocoLand'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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GuocoLand Interest Coverage Chart

GuocoLand Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.88 1.95 2.02 3.05 2.03

GuocoLand Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.56 3.42 1.96 2.08 1.45

Competitive Comparison of GuocoLand's Interest Coverage

For the Real Estate - Diversified subindustry, GuocoLand'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.


GuocoLand's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, GuocoLand's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



GuocoLand 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.

GuocoLand's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, GuocoLand's Interest Expense was S$-150 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$304 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$4,195 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*304.479/-149.733
=2.03

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, GuocoLand's Interest Expense was S$-114 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$165 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$2,968 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*164.536/-113.505
=1.45

* 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.


GuocoLand  (SGX:F17) 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 .


GuocoLand Interest Coverage Related Terms

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GuocoLand (SGX:F17) Business Description

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Address
1 Wallich Street, No. 31-01 Guoco Tower, Singapore, SGP, 078881
GuocoLand Ltd is a property company with operations in Singapore, China, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The firm's principal business activities are property development, property investment, and hotel operations. It also offers marketing, property management, and maintenance services. The company's portfolio includes residential, hospitality, commercial, retail, and integrated developments. Its segment includes GuocoLand Singapore, GuocoLand China, GuocoLand Malaysia and others and generates maximum revenue from GuocoLand Singapore. Geographically, the Singapore segment contributes the majority of group revenue, followed by Malaysia.

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