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Mega First Bhd (XKLS:3069) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Mega First Bhd Financial Strength?

Mega First Bhd has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Mega First Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 9.06. Mega First Bhd's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.80. As of today, Mega First Bhd's Altman Z-Score is 2.70.


Competitive Comparison of Mega First Bhd's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Mega First Bhd's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Mega First Bhd's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Mega First Bhd's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Mega First Bhd Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Mega First Bhd's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM-16 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM148 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was RM519 Mil.

Mega First Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*148.075/-16.339
=9.06

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Mega First Bhd's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(485.742 + 518.931) / 1253.916
=0.80

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Mega First Bhd has a Z-score of 2.70, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Mega First Bhd is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.7 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Mega First Bhd  (XKLS:3069) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Mega First Bhd has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Mega First Bhd (XKLS:3069) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
23 Jalan Barat, A-12-01, Level 12, Block A, PJ8, Seksyen 8, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 46050
Mega First Corp Bhd is an investment holding company. The group is organized into three main business segments as follows - Renewable Energy, Resources, and Packaging. The Renewable Energy segment builds, owns, and operates power plants. The Resources segment is engaged in the quarrying of limestone manufacturing and trading of lime products, calcium carbonate powder, and bricks. The Packaging segment is engaged in the Manufacturing and distribution of packaging and label products. The majority of its revenue is derived from the Renewable Energy segment. Geographically, the majority is from the Lao PDR and Malaysia.

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