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TASCO Bhd (XKLS:5140) Interest Coverage : 1.42 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is TASCO 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. TASCO Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM5 Mil. TASCO Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM-4 Mil. TASCO Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.42. 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. TASCO Bhd interest coverage is 2.98, which is low.

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

XKLS:5140' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.76   Med: 5.28   Max: 22.8
Current: 2.98


XKLS:5140's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
70.53% of 838 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 6.05 vs XKLS:5140: 2.98

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


TASCO Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for TASCO 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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TASCO Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

TASCO Bhd Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.93 7.30 9.54 5.63 3.33

TASCO Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.13 2.80 3.55 4.06 1.42

Competitive Comparison of TASCO Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, TASCO 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.


TASCO Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, TASCO Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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TASCO 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.

TASCO Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025, TASCO Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-16 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM53 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM225 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*52.688/-15.81
=3.33

TASCO Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, TASCO Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM225 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*5.281/-3.728
=1.42

* 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.


TASCO Bhd  (XKLS:5140) 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 .


TASCO Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms

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TASCO Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Jalan 22/1, Seksyen 22, Lot No. 1A, Persiaran Jubli Perak, Shah Alam, SGR, MYS, 40300
TASCO Bhd is an integrated logistics solutions provider that offers air, sea, and land transportation services. The company operates through various segments including Air Freight Forwarding (AFF), Contract Logistics Division (CLD), Trucking Division (TD), Ocean Freight Forwarding Division (OFF), Supply Chain Solution Division (SCS), and Cold Supply Chain Division (CSC). Its Contract Logistics Division (CLD) segment, which is involved in Customs forwarding, warehousing, in-plant, and container haulage, generates the highest revenue. The company has both domestic and international operations.

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