Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5129) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of May. 2026)

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XKLS:5129 Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd XKLS:5129
58 GF Score
Price RM0.50
GF Value RM1.87
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was RM17.6 Mil. Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was RM15.4 Mil. Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was RM8.3 Mil. Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was 3.97.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:5129' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 3.3   Max: 10.33
Current: 4.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd was 10.33. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 3.30.

XKLS:5129's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
75.07% of 1408 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 2.1 vs XKLS:5129: 4.87

Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd  (XKLS:5129) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA 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.

Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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XKLS:5129 vs PWR, FIX, EME: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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.

Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


XKLS:5129
58GF Score
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Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(25.691046 + 30.515624) / 5.442557
=10.33

Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(17.642815 + 15.360701) / 8.310728
=3.97

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (May. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5129) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM0.50 is trading 73.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM1.87. GuruFocus considers Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:5129:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: RM1.87 vs. price of RM0.50 (73.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 58/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:5129 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd Business Description

Address No. 5, Jalan Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 53200
Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd is a Malaysia-based investment holding company. The principal activities of the company include turnkey contracting, property development, trading of construction materials, rental of machinery, and money-lending services. The Group's reporting segments comprise the Construction segment, which includes turnkey construction activities; the Trading segment, which includes the trading of construction materials and rental of machinery; and the Property Development segment, which relates to the development of residential and commercial properties. The company operates principally in Malaysia and generates the majority of its revenue from the Construction segment.
58GF Score

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