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Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd (XKLS:0351) Interest Coverage : 38.32 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Lim Seong Hai Capital 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. Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM53.1 Mil. Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM-1.4 Mil. Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 38.32. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKLS:0351' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 43.55   Med: 80.88   Max: 200.09
Current: 43.55


XKLS:0351's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
81.68% of 797 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.72 vs XKLS:0351: 43.55

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


Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lim Seong Hai Capital 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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Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd Annual Data
Trend Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 112.29 60.56 200.09 51.65 46.74

Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd Semi-Annual Data
Sep19 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 310.82 25.34 40.56 81.84 38.32

Competitive Comparison of Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Lim Seong Hai Capital 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.


Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Lim Seong Hai Capital 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.

Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024, Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-1.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM59.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM10.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*58.987/-1.262
=46.74

Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2025, Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-1.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM53.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM10.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*53.118/-1.386
=38.32

* 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.


Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd  (XKLS:0351) 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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Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
33 Jalan Gombak, Wisma Lim Seong Hai, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 53000
Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd is an investment holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, the company is engaged in the following reportable segments; distribution and retail of building materials, lighting products, and related mechanical and electrical products and services; wholesale and retail of hardware and tools, and rental of machinery; investment holding; business of construction; provision of construction and business-related services and solutions; and property development. Maximum revenue for the company is generated from its construction business segment, engaging in construction and engineering works, providing construction-related services and solutions, as well as supplying construction products.

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