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L&P Global Bhd (XKLS:0268) Interest Coverage : 14.03 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is L&P Global 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. L&P Global Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM5.9 Mil. L&P Global Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM-0.4 Mil. L&P Global Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 14.03. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for L&P Global Bhd's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:0268' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.47   Med: 14.13   Max: 15.3
Current: 15.17


XKLS:0268's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
74.26% of 812 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.295 vs XKLS:0268: 15.17

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


L&P Global Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for L&P Global 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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L&P Global Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

L&P Global Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
5.47 11.62 14.29 14.13 15.30

L&P Global Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Jul22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.51 26.26 24.96 8.71 14.03

Competitive Comparison of L&P Global Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, L&P Global 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.


L&P Global Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, L&P Global Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where L&P Global Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.



L&P Global 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.

L&P Global 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, L&P Global Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-1.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM26.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM29.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*26.731/-1.747
=15.30

L&P Global Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, L&P Global Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM5.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM28.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*5.864/-0.418
=14.03

* 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.


L&P Global Bhd  (XKLS:0268) 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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L&P Global Bhd (XKLS:0268) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1328, Jalan Sungai Baong, Furniture Industrial Estate, Sungai Bakap, Pulau Pinang, PNG, MYS, 14200
L&P Global Bhd is an integrated industrial packaging solution provider. The group is principally involved in the design and manufacture of wooden industrial packaging products, including boxes, crates, and pallets. It also provides packing services, circular supply services, and trading of related products and raw materials.

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