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Genting Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:4715) Interest Coverage : 4.46 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Genting Malaysia 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. Genting Malaysia Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM822 Mil. Genting Malaysia Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM-184 Mil. Genting Malaysia Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.46. 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. Genting Malaysia Bhd interest coverage is 3.53, which is low.

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

XKLS:4715' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.77   Med: 11.57   Max: 70.91
Current: 3.53


XKLS:4715's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
60.2% of 603 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 5.16 vs XKLS:4715: 3.53

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


Genting Malaysia Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Genting Malaysia 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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Genting Malaysia Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Genting Malaysia Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.79 - - 2.77 3.58

Genting Malaysia Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Genting Malaysia Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Resorts & Casinos subindustry, Genting Malaysia 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.


Genting Malaysia Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Genting Malaysia Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Genting Malaysia Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.



Genting Malaysia 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.

Genting Malaysia 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, Genting Malaysia Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-600 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM2,149 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM12,766 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2148.6/-599.5
=3.58

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Genting Malaysia Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-184 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM822 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM12,766 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*822.162/-184.162
=4.46

* 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.


Genting Malaysia Bhd  (XKLS:4715) 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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Genting Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:4715) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Wisma Genting, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 23rd Floor, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 50250
Genting Malaysia Bhd is a resort and casino company and is a subsidiary of the holdings company Genting. The company has two primary business segments: Leisure & Hospitality and Properties. The Leisure & Hospitality segment operates numerous resorts, many of which include casinos, theme parks, concerts, restaurants, and retail shopping locations. The flagship resort operates five hotels, an amusement park, and entertainment venues. The Properties segment controls and leases real estate. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in Malaysia.

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