Johor Plantations Group BhdXKLS:5323 +0.56%39 Interest Coverage is 5.08 as of Mar. 2026, which is 25% below its 10-year median of 6.73. GuruFocus rates XKLS:5323 with a GF Score™ of 39/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,505 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Johor Plantations Group Bhd ranks worse than 50.7% on this metric.
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. Johor Plantations Group Bhd's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM79 Mil. Johor Plantations Group Bhd's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM-16 Mil.
Johor Plantations Group Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 5.08.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Johor Plantations Group Bhd's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
XKLS:5323'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.16 Med: 6.73 Max: 9.05
Current: 8.21
XKLS:5323's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 50.7% of 1505
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.57
vs XKLS:5323: 8.21
Johor Plantations Group Bhd (XKLS:5323) 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 .
Johor Plantations Group Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms
Johor Plantations Group Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data
* 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.
Johor Plantations Group Bhd Interest Coverage Chart
XKLS:5323 vs ADM, BG, TSN: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Farm Products subindustry, Johor Plantations Group 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.
Johor Plantations Group Bhd Interest Coverage vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Johor Plantations Group Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Johor Plantations Group Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.
Johor Plantations Group 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:
* 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.
Johor Plantations Group Bhd (XKLS:5323) has a Interest Coverage of 5.08 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Johor Plantations Group Bhd and its competitors. This is 25% below median its historical median of 6.73. Over the past decade, Johor Plantations Group Bhd's Interest Coverage has ranged from 2.16 to 9.05. According to the industry distribution chart, Johor Plantations Group Bhd ranks #763 out of 1505 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 50.7%.
Is Johor Plantations Group Bhd's Interest Coverage too high?
Johor Plantations Group Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 5.08 is 25% below median its 10-year median of 6.73. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.16 to a high of 9.05. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Interest Coverage is 8.57. Johor Plantations Group Bhd's value of 5.08 is 40.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Johor Plantations Group Bhd ranks #763 out of 1505 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Johor Plantations Group Bhd has a GF Score™ of 39/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Johor Plantations Group Bhd's Interest Coverage compare to ADM and BG?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Johor Plantations Group Bhd ranks #763 out of 1505 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Johor Plantations Group Bhd in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.57. Johor Plantations Group Bhd's value of 5.08 is 40.7% below this benchmark. Historically, Johor Plantations Group Bhd's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 2.16 to 9.05 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.73 vs. the industry median of 8.57, Johor Plantations Group Bhd has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Interest Coverage among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 8.57, based on 1,505 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Johor Plantations Group Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 5.08 is 40.7% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Johor Plantations Group Bhd and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.57 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Johor Plantations Group Bhd's current Interest Coverage is 5.08, which is 25% below median its own 10-year median of 6.73. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Johor Plantations Group Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Johor Plantations Group Bhd (XKLS:5323) has a current Interest Coverage of 5.08. The current Interest Coverage is 5.08, which is 25% below median its 10-year median of 6.73 and 40.7% below the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 8.57. Johor Plantations Group Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 39/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Johor Plantations Group Bhd (XKLS:5323), the current Interest Coverage is 5.08 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Johor Plantations Group Bhd is an upstream oil palm plantation company operating predominantly in Johor, Malaysia. It owns, manages, and cultivates oil palms and harvests FFB produced on the plantation estates that it owns. The group operates in four segments: the Upstream segment includes the production of palm oil and palm kernels; the Midstream segment includes the production of bio-methane; the Downstream segment includes a palm oil mill, specialty refinery, renewable energy power plant, kernel crushing plant, and animal feed mill; and Trading and services segment includes training, trading, and other miscellaneous activities. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Upstream segment.
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