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Mestron Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0207) Interest Coverage : 10.24 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Mestron Holdings Bhd 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. Mestron Holdings Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM3.1 Mil. Mestron Holdings Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM-0.3 Mil. Mestron Holdings Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.24. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKLS:0207' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.54   Med: 13.32   Max: 41.81
Current: 9.62


XKLS:0207's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
56.93% of 2294 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.71 vs XKLS:0207: 9.62

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


Mestron Holdings Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mestron Holdings Bhd'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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Mestron Holdings Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Mestron Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 2.54 25.43 41.81 16.69 9.33

Mestron Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 18.21 7.28 12.01 8.88 10.24

Competitive Comparison of Mestron Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Mestron Holdings Bhd'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.


Mestron Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Mestron Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mestron Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.



Mestron Holdings Bhd 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.

Mestron Holdings Bhd'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, Mestron Holdings Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-1.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM16.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM21.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*16.119/-1.728
=9.33

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Mestron Holdings Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM3.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM21.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3.073/-0.3
=10.24

* 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.


Mestron Holdings Bhd  (XKLS:0207) 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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Mestron Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0207) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
PT 50102, Jalan MU 1/9 Seksyen 10, Taman Perindustrian Meranti Utama, Puchong, SGR, MYS, 47120
Mestron Holdings Bhd is engaged in the steel pole business. It offers various pole product such as Standard Street Light Pole, Decorative Street Light Pole, Telecommunication Monopole, High Mast Pole, Camera Pole, Traffic Pole, Mid-Hinge Collapsible Pole, Oil & Gas and Mining Light Poles. The company's segments include Manufacturing that manufactures steel poles comprising standard street lighting poles, decorative light poles and specialty poles; and Trading that trades outdoor lighting products, Renewable energy and Property development . Majority of the revenue is derived from Manufacturing segment.

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