Petronas Chemicals Group BhdPECGF 79 Interest Coverage is 8.13 as of Mar. 2026, which is 93% below its 10-year median of 115.71. GuruFocus rates PECGF with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of $1.17. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,234 Chemicals companies, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd ranks worse than 81037.2% on this metric.
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
by its Interest Expense. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $165 Mil. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-20 Mil.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 8.13.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
PECGF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 10.18 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (OTCPK:PECGF) Interest Coverage Explanation
Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.
Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data
* 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.
Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd Interest Coverage Chart
For the Chemicals subindustry, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd Interest Coverage vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd Interest Coverage Calculation
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:
* 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.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PECGF) has a Interest Coverage of 8.13 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd and its competitors. This is 93% below median its historical median of 115.71. According to the industry distribution chart, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd ranks #999999 out of 1234 companies in the Chemicals industry.
Is Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Interest Coverage too high?
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 8.13 is 93% below median its 10-year median of 115.71. The Chemicals industry median Interest Coverage is 10.18. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's value of 8.13 is 20.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd ranks #999999 out of 1234 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd has a GF Score™ of 79/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Interest Coverage compare to DOW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd ranks #999999 out of 1234 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 10.18. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's value of 8.13 is 20.1% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 115.71 vs. the industry median of 10.18, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Chemicals company?
The median Interest Coverage among Chemicals companies is 10.18, based on 1,234 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 8.13 is 20.1% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd and its competitors. For the Chemicals industry, the median Interest Coverage is 10.18 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's current Interest Coverage is 8.13, which is 93% below median its own 10-year median of 115.71. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PECGF) has a current Interest Coverage of 8.13. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.17, compared to a current price of $0.86 — trading 26.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 8.13, which is 93% below median its 10-year median of 115.71 and 20.1% below the Chemicals industry median of 10.18. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PECGF), the current Interest Coverage is 8.13 as of Mar. 2026. 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.
Is Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PECGF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $0.86 is trading 26.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $1.17.
Key valuation signals for PECGF:
Interest Coverage: 8.13 (93% below median its 10-year median of 115.71)
GF Value™: $1.17 vs. price of $0.86 (26.8% below fair value)
Industry Position: 20.1% below the Chemicals median (#999999 of 1234)
No single metric tells the full story. See the PECGF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd manufactures and sells a variety of petrochemicals. The firm organizes itself into three segments based on product type: Olefins and Derivatives; Fertilizers and Methanol, Specialty Chemicals and others. The Olefins and Derivatives segment, which generates the majority of revenue, is engaged in manufacturing and marketing of a wide range of olefin and polymer products, such as Ethylene, Propylene, and Butyl Acetate among others, which are used as a basic feedstock for other products, to intermediate products including basic and high performance chemicals. The majority of the revenue comes from Malaysia and the rest from China, Thailand, Indonesia, Sweden and other regions.
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