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PUC Bhd (XKLS:0007) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is PUC Bhd Interest Coverage?

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. PUC Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM-8.30 Mil. PUC Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM-0.28 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for PUC Bhd's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


XKLS:0007's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 11.55
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


PUC Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for PUC Bhd's Interest Coverage 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.

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.

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PUC Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of PUC Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, PUC 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.


PUC Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, PUC Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PUC Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.



PUC 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:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

PUC Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, PUC Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-0.13 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM-38.49 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM3.15 Mil.

PUC Bhd did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

PUC Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, PUC Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-0.28 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM-8.30 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM3.11 Mil.

PUC Bhd did not have earnings to cover the 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


PUC Bhd  (XKLS:0007) 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 .


PUC Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms

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PUC Bhd (XKLS:0007) Business Description

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Address
Unit C-2-01, Level 2, Capital 3, Oasis Square, No.2, Jalan PJU 1A/7A, Ara Damansara, PJU 1A, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47301
PUC Bhd is an investment holding company. The operating segment of the company are OmniChannel, Presto and others. OmniChannel segment comprises of Media and advertising businesses as well as the digital imaging business. Presto digital platform businesses which consist of e-commerce, electronic money, payment services and technology businesses and Corporate & others comprises of Investment holding or dormant. The company generates majority of its revenue from OmniChannel segment.

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