Golden Pharos Bhd (XKLS:5649) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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XKLS:5649 Golden Pharos Bhd XKLS:5649
25 GF Score
Price RM0.20
GF Value RM0.20
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Golden Pharos Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Golden Pharos Bhd's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was RM3.40 Mil. Golden Pharos Bhd's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was RM4.12 Mil. Golden Pharos Bhd's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was RM-13.61 Mil. Golden Pharos Bhd's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was -0.55.

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 Golden Pharos Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:5649' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.19   Med: 0.39   Max: 114.13
Current: -3.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Golden Pharos Bhd was 114.13. The lowest was -6.19. And the median was 0.39.

XKLS:5649's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 208 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 3.205 vs XKLS:5649: -3.33

Golden Pharos Bhd  (XKLS:5649) 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.


Golden Pharos Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Golden Pharos Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Golden Pharos 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.

Golden Pharos Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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XKLS:5649 vs SSD, UFPI, BCC: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Golden Pharos 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.


Golden Pharos Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA vs Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Golden Pharos Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Golden Pharos Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Golden Pharos Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Golden Pharos Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(4.479 + 4.923) / 4.809
=1.96

Golden Pharos Bhd's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(3.401 + 4.123) / -13.612
=-0.55

* 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 (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Golden Pharos Bhd (XKLS:5649) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Golden Pharos Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM0.20 is trading 0% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.20. GuruFocus considers Golden Pharos Bhd to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:5649:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: RM0.20 vs. price of RM0.20 (0% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 25/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:5649 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Golden Pharos Bhd Business Description

Address Jalan Sultan Omar, 66-2, Taman Sri Intan, Terengganu Darul Iman, Kuala Terengganu, TRG, MYS, 20300
Golden Pharos Bhd is investment holding. The principal activities are manufacturing and trading of glass, investment holding, sawmilling, moulding, forest plantation and harvesting and sustainable forest management, and rental of buildings, plant and machinery, sales of logs and right to log, and manufacture and sale of veneer. It has three segments Harvesting, forest plantation, sawmilling, sales of logs and logging rights; Manufacturing: manufacturing and trading of glass, veneer and woodchips; and Others: including investment holding, rental of properties. It generates majority of revenue from Harvesting, forest plantation, sawmilling, sales of logs and logging rights segment. It generates majority of revenue from Malaysia. Its products are Logs, Logging rights, Sawn timbers, etc.
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