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EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (XKLS:3557) Interest Coverage : 2.82 (As of Feb. 2025)


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What is EcoFirst Consolidated 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. EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was RM13.8 Mil. EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was RM-4.9 Mil. EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 2.82. 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. EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd interest coverage is 1.28, which is low.

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

XKLS:3557' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.28   Med: 3.71   Max: 8.41
Current: 1.28


XKLS:3557's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
81.34% of 1313 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 3.97 vs XKLS:3557: 1.28

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


EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for EcoFirst Consolidated 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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EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Annual Data
Trend May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24
Interest Coverage
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EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Real Estate - Diversified subindustry, EcoFirst Consolidated 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.


EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.


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EcoFirst Consolidated 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.

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2024, EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-18.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM-23.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM179.8 Mil.

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2025, EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-4.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM13.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM175.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2025 )
=-1*13.782/-4.881
=2.82

* 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.


EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd  (XKLS:3557) 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 .


EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms

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EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
203, Jalan Tun Sambanthan, A-19, Menara Allianz Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50470
EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd is an investment holding company, which engages in the provision of management services. It operates through the following segments: Property Investment, Property Management, Property Development, and Investment, and Others. The company provides residential and commercial developments, including residential units, commercial centers, and retail malls. It is also involved in the general insurance agency, management services, bowling alley operation, and agriculture-related businesses. Its Property Development segment generates maximum of the firm's revenue.

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