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KESM Industries Bhd (XKLS:9334) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.45 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is KESM Industries Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

KESM Industries Bhd's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was RM35.9 Mil. KESM Industries Bhd's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was RM44.5 Mil. KESM Industries Bhd's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was RM55.5 Mil. KESM Industries Bhd's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.45.

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

XKLS:9334' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.2   Med: 0.64   Max: 2.37
Current: 1.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of KESM Industries Bhd was 2.37. The lowest was 0.20. And the median was 0.64.

XKLS:9334's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
50.21% of 707 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.58 vs XKLS:9334: 1.60

KESM Industries Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for KESM Industries 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.

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KESM Industries Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

KESM Industries Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.69 0.36 0.20 0.48 2.37

KESM Industries Bhd Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.16 1.08 1.86 1.53 1.45

Competitive Comparison of KESM Industries Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Semiconductors subindustry, KESM Industries 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.


KESM Industries Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, KESM Industries Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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



KESM Industries Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

KESM Industries Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(37.261 + 56.45) / 39.501
=2.37

KESM Industries Bhd's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(35.865 + 44.497) / 55.548
=1.45

* 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 (Jan. 2024) EBITDA data.


KESM Industries Bhd  (XKLS:9334) 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.


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KESM Industries Bhd (XKLS:9334) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
17 Jalan SS7/26, 802, 8th Floor, Block C, Kelana Square, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47301
KESM Industries Bhd is a Malaysia-based company. It operates its business through segments that are Burn-in, Testing, and Electronic Manufacturing Services. The company's products are used by the semiconductor industry. Geographically, the company's products are sold in Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, and Other regions. The Malaysia region generates maximum revenue for the company.

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