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EA Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0154) Interest Coverage : 14.97 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is EA Holdings 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. EA Holdings Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was RM2.04 Mil. EA Holdings Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was RM-0.14 Mil. EA Holdings Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 14.97. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


XKLS:0154's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Conglomerates industry.
Industry Median: 5.065
* 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.


EA Holdings Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for EA Holdings 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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EA Holdings Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

EA Holdings Bhd Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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EA Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of EA Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, EA Holdings 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.


EA Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, EA Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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EA Holdings 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.

EA Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2019, EA Holdings Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-0.52 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM-10.40 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.90 Mil.

EA Holdings Bhd did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

EA Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2025, EA Holdings Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-0.14 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM2.04 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.01 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2025 )
=-1*2.036/-0.136
=14.97

* 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.


EA Holdings Bhd  (XKLS:0154) 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 .


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EA Holdings Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
685, Jalan Damansara, Unit 25-5, Level 25, Oval Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 60000
EA Holdings Bhd is principally engaged in investment holding, management, and consultancy services. The company's business segments consist of ICT services, RFID system, F&B distribution, and Investment holding. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the F&B distribution segment, which is engaged in the Sales and distribution of food and beverage products. The ICT services segment is engaged in provision of E-business software applications, business intelligence software, and development, IT service management consultancy, and system integration. The RFID segment is engaged in Hardware system integration, mechanical and engineering services, and access control systems. All segments of the company operate in Malaysia.

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