The Straits Trading Company Limited

SGX:S20 Stock Report

Market Cap: S$649.2m

Straits Trading Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 1/6

Straits Trading has a total shareholder equity of SGD1.6B and total debt of SGD1.7B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 110.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are SGD3.5B and SGD2.0B respectively. Straits Trading's EBIT is SGD83.8M making its interest coverage ratio 1.1. It has cash and short-term investments of SGD525.9M.

Key information

110.4%

Debt to equity ratio

S$1.72b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio1.1x
CashS$525.87m
EquityS$1.56b
Total liabilitiesS$1.95b
Total assetsS$3.51b

Recent financial health updates

Here's Why Straits Trading (SGX:S20) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Aug 16
Here's Why Straits Trading (SGX:S20) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Is Straits Trading (SGX:S20) A Risky Investment?

Mar 10
Is Straits Trading (SGX:S20) A Risky Investment?

Recent updates

Here's Why Straits Trading (SGX:S20) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Aug 16
Here's Why Straits Trading (SGX:S20) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Straits Trading's (SGX:S20) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 18
Straits Trading's (SGX:S20) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Straits Trading's (SGX:S20) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Apr 04
Straits Trading's (SGX:S20) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Straits Trading's (SGX:S20) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Feb 27
Straits Trading's (SGX:S20) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

If You Like EPS Growth Then Check Out Straits Trading (SGX:S20) Before It's Too Late

Jan 18
If You Like EPS Growth Then Check Out Straits Trading (SGX:S20) Before It's Too Late

Does Straits Trading (SGX:S20) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Oct 20
Does Straits Trading (SGX:S20) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Straits Trading (SGX:S20)

Jun 09
We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Straits Trading (SGX:S20)

What To Know Before Buying The Straits Trading Company Limited (SGX:S20) For Its Dividend

May 10
What To Know Before Buying The Straits Trading Company Limited (SGX:S20) For Its Dividend

Is Straits Trading (SGX:S20) A Risky Investment?

Mar 10
Is Straits Trading (SGX:S20) A Risky Investment?

What We Make Of Straits Trading's (SGX:S20) Returns On Capital

Feb 17
What We Make Of Straits Trading's (SGX:S20) Returns On Capital

Should You Buy The Straits Trading Company Limited (SGX:S20) For Its Dividend?

Jan 15
Should You Buy The Straits Trading Company Limited (SGX:S20) For Its Dividend?

We're Not So Sure You Should Rely on Straits Trading's (SGX:S20) Statutory Earnings

Dec 25
We're Not So Sure You Should Rely on Straits Trading's (SGX:S20) Statutory Earnings

Straits Trading (SGX:S20) Share Prices Have Dropped 20% In The Last Three Years

Dec 04
Straits Trading (SGX:S20) Share Prices Have Dropped 20% In The Last Three Years

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: S20's short term assets (SGD831.6M) exceed its short term liabilities (SGD346.9M).

Long Term Liabilities: S20's short term assets (SGD831.6M) do not cover its long term liabilities (SGD1.6B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: S20's net debt to equity ratio (76.7%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: S20's debt to equity ratio has increased from 55.5% to 110.4% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: S20's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (1%).

Interest Coverage: S20's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (1.1x coverage).

Balance Sheet

Discover healthy companies

7D

1Y

7D

1Y

7D

1Y

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 13:28
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.

Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on .

Analyst Sources

The Straits Trading Company Limited is covered by 3 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Wei Le ChungDBS Bank Ltd
Koksiong LeeOCBC Investment Research Pte Ltd.
Tzum Yung LohUOB Kay Hian Research Pte Ltd