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Master Tec Group Bhd (XKLS:0295) Interest Coverage : 8.62 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Master Tec Group 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. Master Tec Group Bhd's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was RM19.4 Mil. Master Tec Group Bhd's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was RM-2.2 Mil. Master Tec Group Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 8.62. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKLS:0295' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.81   Med: 2.83   Max: 7.69
Current: 7.69


XKLS:0295's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
62.09% of 2300 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.58 vs XKLS:0295: 7.69

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


Master Tec Group Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Master Tec Group 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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Master Tec Group Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Master Tec Group Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
0.81 2.83 6.79

Master Tec Group Bhd Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
Interest Coverage N/A N/A 6.80 6.79 8.62

Competitive Comparison of Master Tec Group Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Master Tec 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.


Master Tec Group Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Master Tec Group Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Master Tec Group Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.



Master Tec 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:

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.

Master Tec Group 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, Master Tec Group Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-4.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM28.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM19.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*28.326/-4.17
=6.79

Master Tec Group Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, Master Tec Group Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-2.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM19.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM16.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*19.359/-2.246
=8.62

* 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.


Master Tec Group Bhd  (XKLS:0295) 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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Master Tec Group Bhd (XKLS:0295) Business Description

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RM1299-A Kawasan, Perindustrian Rembia, Alor Gajah, Melaka, MLA, MYS, 78000
Master Tec Group Bhd is an investment holding company. Through its subsidiary, it is involved in the manufacturing and distribution of power cables, control and instrumentation cables, and other related products, and the trading of power cables, fibre optic cables, and other related products.

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