FGL (Founder Group) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 6.81% (As of Dec. 2025)


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What is Founder Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Founder Group FGL +6.44% 17 Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.81% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates FGL with a GF Score™ of 17/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. Founder Group's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.58 Mil. Founder Group's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was $23.18 Mil. Therefore, Founder Group's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 6.81%.


Founder Group  (NAS:FGL) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.


Founder Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms


Founder Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Founder Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.

Founder Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Founder Group Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
1.75 13.84 10.10 6.94 6.68

Founder Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 7.89 5.74 8.32 8.81 6.81

FGL vs MDLK, GRHI, SODE: Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Founder Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.


Founder Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Founder Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

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Founder Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Founder Group's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2024 )+Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -1.315/( (8.028+31.364)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -1.315/19.696
=6.68 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.577 + 7.451
=8.028

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=4.401 + 26.963
=31.364

Founder Group's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2025 )+Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -1.578/( (15.004+31.364)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -1.578/23.184
=6.81 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=4.387 + 10.617
=15.004

Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=4.401 + 26.963
=31.364

* 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 Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Interest Expense data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2025) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

What does a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 6.81% mean?
Founder Group (FGL) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 6.81% as of Dec. 2025. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Founder Group and its competitors.
Is Founder Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Founder Group's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.81%. Overall, Founder Group has a GF Score™ of 17/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Founder Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to MDLK and GRHI?
Founder Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 6.81% can be compared against companies in the Construction industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for a Construction company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Construction industry context. However, Effective Interest Rate on Debt % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % mean?
A high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Founder Group and its competitors. Founder Group's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.81%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Founder Group stock overvalued right now?
Founder Group (FGL) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 6.81%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.81%. Founder Group's overall GF Score™ is 17/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Effective Interest Rate on Debt % calculated?
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Founder Group (FGL), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.81% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Founder Group Business Description

Address No. 17, Jalan Astana 1D, Bandar Bukit Raja, Klang, SGR, MYS, 41050
Founder Group Ltd is a solar solutions provider in Malaysia, offering end-to-end services for commercial and industrial sectors, as well as large-scale solar power projects, encompassing project design, engineering, and comprehensive project management. Its focus is on two key segments: large-scale solar projects and commercial and industrial (C&I) solar projects. Large-scale solar projects are utility scale solar PV power plants with installed generating capacity of 1 MWac or more. C&I projects are smaller scale solar projects where the solar PV systems are installed on rooftops and are designed to generate electricity for commercial and industrial properties for their own consumption, such as factories, warehouses, and commercial stores. Its revenue is derived from Malaysia.
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