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Pestec International Bhd (XKLS:5219) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Pestec International 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. Pestec International Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM-12.3 Mil. Pestec International Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM-17.6 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. 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. Pestec International Bhd interest coverage is 1.54, which is low.

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

XKLS:5219' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.59   Med: 2.57   Max: 9.97
Current: 1.54


XKLS:5219's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
85.28% of 1325 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.24 vs XKLS:5219: 1.54

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


Pestec International Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pestec International 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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Pestec International Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Pestec International Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Sep24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.87 1.61 2.15 0.59 1.02

Pestec International Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 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 - 7.70 - 1.17 -

Competitive Comparison of Pestec International Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Pestec International 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.


Pestec International Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Pestec International Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Pestec International 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.

Pestec International 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, Pestec International Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-80.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM82.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM544.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*82.253/-80.306
=1.02

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Pestec International Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-17.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM-12.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM543.3 Mil.

Pestec International Bhd did not have earnings to cover the 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Pestec International Bhd  (XKLS:5219) 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 .


Pestec International Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Pestec International Bhd Business Description

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Address
No. 26, Jalan Utarid U5/14, Seksyen U5, Shah Alam, SGR, MYS, 40150
Pestech International Bhd is an integrated electrical power technology company. It offers solutions for High Voltage (HV) and Extra High Voltage (EHV) electrical system which include engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) of substations, transmission line and power cables, infrastructure asset management, power generation, rail electrification and signalling as well as power distribution and smart grid. It also focus on developing sustainable energy generation and development where it provides solutions in large scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, industrial and commercial solar rooftop solution and off grid distributed energy system. The company has expanded its market reach into countries in the regions such as Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, etc.

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