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AMS Advanced Material BhdXKLS:0399 +1.10%14 Interest Coverage is 9.01 as of Sep. 2025, which is 8% below its 10-year median of 9.79. GuruFocus rates XKLS:0399 with a GF Score™ of 14/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,330 Industrial Products companies, AMS Advanced Material Bhd ranks worse than 61.24% 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. AMS Advanced Material Bhd's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Sep. 2025 was RM11.7 Mil. AMS Advanced Material Bhd's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Sep. 2025 was RM-1.3 Mil.
AMS Advanced Material Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was 9.01.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for AMS Advanced Material Bhd's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
XKLS:0399'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.33 Med: 9.79 Max: 14.45
Current: 9.01
XKLS:0399's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 61.24% of 2330
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 14.62
vs XKLS:0399: 9.01
AMS Advanced Material Bhd (XKLS:0399) 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 .
AMS Advanced Material Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms
AMS Advanced Material 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.
AMS Advanced Material Bhd Interest Coverage Chart
AMS Advanced Material Bhd Annual Data
Trend
Sep22
Sep23
Sep24
Sep25
Interest Coverage
14.45
4.33
10.57
9.01
AMS Advanced Material Bhd Semi-Annual Data
Sep22
Sep23
Sep24
Sep25
Interest Coverage
14.45
4.33
10.57
9.01
XKLS:0399 vs CRS, ATI, MLI: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, AMS Advanced Material 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.
AMS Advanced Material Bhd Interest Coverage vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, AMS Advanced Material Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where AMS Advanced Material Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.
AMS Advanced Material 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.
AMS Advanced Material Bhd (XKLS:0399) has a Interest Coverage of 9.01 as of Sep. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on AMS Advanced Material Bhd and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 9.79. Over the past decade, AMS Advanced Material Bhd's Interest Coverage has ranged from 4.33 to 14.45. According to the industry distribution chart, AMS Advanced Material Bhd ranks #1427 out of 2330 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 61.2%.
Is AMS Advanced Material Bhd's Interest Coverage too high?
AMS Advanced Material Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 9.01 is near median its 10-year median of 9.79. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.33 to a high of 14.45. The Industrial Products industry median Interest Coverage is 14.62. AMS Advanced Material Bhd's value of 9.01 is 38.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, AMS Advanced Material Bhd ranks #1427 out of 2330 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, AMS Advanced Material Bhd has a GF Score™ of 14/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does AMS Advanced Material Bhd's Interest Coverage compare to CRS and ATI?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, AMS Advanced Material Bhd ranks #1427 out of 2330 companies for Interest Coverage. This places AMS Advanced Material Bhd in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 14.62. AMS Advanced Material Bhd's value of 9.01 is 38.4% below this benchmark. Historically, AMS Advanced Material Bhd's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 4.33 to 14.45 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 9.79 vs. the industry median of 14.62, AMS Advanced Material 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Interest Coverage among Industrial Products companies is 14.62, based on 2,330 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. AMS Advanced Material Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 9.01 is 38.4% 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 AMS Advanced Material Bhd and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Interest Coverage is 14.62 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. AMS Advanced Material Bhd's current Interest Coverage is 9.01, which is near median its own 10-year median of 9.79. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is AMS Advanced Material Bhd stock overvalued right now?
AMS Advanced Material Bhd (XKLS:0399) has a current Interest Coverage of 9.01. The current Interest Coverage is 9.01, which is near median its 10-year median of 9.79 and 38.4% below the Industrial Products industry median of 14.62. AMS Advanced Material Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 14/100 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 AMS Advanced Material Bhd (XKLS:0399), the current Interest Coverage is 9.01 as of Sep. 2025. 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.
AMS Advanced Material Bhd is an investment holding company, principally involved in the trading of semi-finished aluminium and copper products and processing of semi-finished aluminium products. Its business segments are: i) Trading of semi-finished aluminium and copper products: It involves the trading of semi-finished aluminium and copper products that are used as raw materials for further manufacturing and fabrication to create finished products, (ii) Processing of semi-finished aluminium products: It involves value-added processing (such as cutting and shearing) on aluminium products according to the customers' requirements. The majority revenue is derived from the rocessing of semi-finished aluminium products segment. Geographically, it generates the maximum revenue from Malaysia.
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