Ranhill Utilities Bhd (XKLS:5272) Interest Coverage : 0.29 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Ranhill Utilities 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. Ranhill Utilities Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM7 Mil. Ranhill Utilities Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM-25 Mil. Ranhill Utilities Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.29. 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. Ranhill Utilities Bhds earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

XKLS:5272' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.5 Med: 5.6 Max: 13.36
Current: 0.5

XKLS:5272's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
96.77% of 433 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.65 vs XKLS:5272: 0.50

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

Ranhill Utilities Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ranhill Utilities 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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Ranhill Utilities Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Ranhill Utilities Bhd Annual Data

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9.87

2.64

8.16

0.68

0.05

Ranhill Utilities 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															1.07	0.77	1.15	-	0.29

Competitive Comparison of Ranhill Utilities Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Ranhill Utilities Bhd's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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Ranhill Utilities Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Ranhill Utilities Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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Ranhill Utilities 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.

Ranhill Utilities Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Ranhill Utilities Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-72 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM730 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
	=	-1	*	3.736	/	-72.159
	=	0.05

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Ranhill Utilities Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-25 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM660 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
	=	-1	*	7.242	/	-24.852
	=	0.29

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

Ranhill Utilities Bhd (XKLS:5272) 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 .

Ranhill Utilities Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Ranhill Utilities Bhd Business Description

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Address

Jalan Garuda, Larkin, Bangunan Ranhill SAJ, Johor Darul Takzim, Johor Bahru, MYS, 80350

Website

https://www.ranhill.com.my

Ranhill Utilities Bhd is engaged in investment holding business. Its services include the provision of water supply services by source-to-tap water in Johor, Water and wastewater treatment offering water and industrial wastewater treatment technologies, and Non-Revenue Water management and reduction programmes. The company's segments are Environment sector which offers water supply services, specialized services in the management and optimisation of water utility assets, and operation of water and wastewater treatment plants; Power sector in which the group owns and operates two combined cycle gas turbine power plants in Sabah, Malaysia; and Other segment covering management services to subsidiaries. It operates in Malaysia and Thailand, and earns key revenue from the Environment segment.

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