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Mynews Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5275) Interest Coverage : 2.93 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Mynews Holdings 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. Mynews Holdings Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was RM8.1 Mil. Mynews Holdings Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was RM-2.8 Mil. Mynews Holdings Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 2.93. 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. Mynews Holdings Bhd interest coverage is 2.15, which is low.

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

XKLS:5275' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.12   Med: 37.57   Max: 80.17
Current: 2.15


XKLS:5275's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
79.5% of 795 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.6 vs XKLS:5275: 2.15

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


Mynews Holdings Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mynews 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.

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Mynews Holdings Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Mynews Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Interest Coverage
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Mynews Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
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Competitive Comparison of Mynews Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Mynews 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.


Mynews Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Mynews Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Mynews Holdings 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.

Mynews Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024, Mynews Holdings Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-11.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM24.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM142.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Oct. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Oct. 2024 )
=-1*24.049/-11.329
=2.12

Mynews Holdings Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2025, Mynews Holdings Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-2.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM8.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM142.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2025 )
=-1*8.128/-2.777
=2.93

* 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.


Mynews Holdings Bhd  (XKLS:5275) 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 .


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Mynews Holdings Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Lot No. 3, Jalan Teknologi 3/1, Seksyen 3 PJU 5 Kota Damansara, Taman Sains Selangor 1, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47810
Mynews Holdings Bhd is an investment holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, the company operated in the following business segments; Retail convenience, and Manufacturing. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Retail convenience segment which operates retail convenience stores selling retail convenience goods and services. The Manufacturing segment is engaged in producing bakery products and ready-to-eat meals.

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