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Eckem Holdings BhdXKLS:0463 10 Interest Coverage is 4.44 as of Dec. 2025, which is 47% below its 10-year median of 8.37. GuruFocus rates XKLS:0463 with a GF Score™ of 10/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,234 Chemicals companies, Eckem Holdings Bhd ranks worse than 68.8% 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. Eckem Holdings Bhd's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was RM6.43 Mil. Eckem Holdings Bhd's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was RM-1.45 Mil.
Eckem Holdings Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 4.44.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
Warning Sign:
Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Eckem Holdings Bhd interest coverage is 4.44, which is low.
The historical rank and industry rank for Eckem Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
XKLS:0463'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.44 Med: 8.37 Max: 13.51
Current: 4.44
XKLS:0463's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 68.8% of 1234
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 10.235
vs XKLS:0463: 4.44
Eckem Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0463) 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 .
Eckem Holdings Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms
Eckem Holdings Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Eckem 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.
Eckem Holdings Bhd Interest Coverage Chart
Eckem Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend
Dec22
Dec23
Dec24
Dec25
Interest Coverage
13.51
10.09
6.64
4.44
Eckem Holdings Bhd Semi-Annual Data
Dec22
Dec23
Dec24
Dec25
Interest Coverage
13.51
10.09
6.64
4.44
XKLS:0463 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Eckem 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.
Eckem Holdings Bhd Interest Coverage vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Eckem Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Eckem Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.
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.
Eckem Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0463) has a Interest Coverage of 4.44 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Eckem Holdings Bhd and its competitors. This is 47% below median its historical median of 8.37. Over the past decade, Eckem Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage has ranged from 4.44 to 13.51. According to the industry distribution chart, Eckem Holdings Bhd ranks #849 out of 1234 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 68.8%.
Is Eckem Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage too high?
Eckem Holdings Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 4.44 is 47% below median its 10-year median of 8.37. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.44 to a high of 13.51. The Chemicals industry median Interest Coverage is 10.24. Eckem Holdings Bhd's value of 4.44 is 56.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Eckem Holdings Bhd ranks #849 out of 1234 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Eckem Holdings Bhd has a GF Score™ of 10/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Eckem Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Eckem Holdings Bhd ranks #849 out of 1234 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Eckem Holdings Bhd in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 10.24. Eckem Holdings Bhd's value of 4.44 is 56.6% below this benchmark. Historically, Eckem Holdings Bhd's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 4.44 to 13.51 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 8.37 vs. the industry median of 10.24, Eckem Holdings 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 a Chemicals company?
The median Interest Coverage among Chemicals companies is 10.24, based on 1,234 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. Eckem Holdings Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 4.44 is 56.6% 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 Eckem Holdings Bhd and its competitors. For the Chemicals industry, the median Interest Coverage is 10.24 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Eckem Holdings Bhd's current Interest Coverage is 4.44, which is 47% below median its own 10-year median of 8.37. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Eckem Holdings Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Eckem Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0463) has a current Interest Coverage of 4.44. The current Interest Coverage is 4.44, which is 47% below median its 10-year median of 8.37 and 56.6% below the Chemicals industry median of 10.24. Eckem Holdings Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 10/100 with 4 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 Eckem Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0463), the current Interest Coverage is 4.44 as of Dec. 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.
Eckem Holdings Bhd is an investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company is principally focused on the distribution, sales and application formulation of specialty industrial chemical products as well as manufacturing and trading of rubber products. Its offerings include Additives, Resins, Pigments, Fillers, and Rubber Products. The company has two reportable segments as follows: (i) Trading - involved in distribution, sales and application formulation of specialty industrial chemical products, and (ii) Manufacturing - involved in manufacturing and trading of rubber products. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Trading segment. Geographically, the company operates predominantly in Malaysia.
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