Life Water BhdXKLS:5328 -0.68%20 Interest Coverage is 11.09 as of Mar. 2026, which is 14% above its 10-year median of 9.77. GuruFocus rates XKLS:5328 with a GF Score™ of 20/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 89 Beverages - Non-Alcoholic companies, Life Water Bhd ranks worse than 58.43% 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. Life Water Bhd's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM11.0 Mil. Life Water Bhd's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM-1.0 Mil.
Life Water Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 11.09.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Life Water Bhd's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
XKLS:5328'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.55 Med: 9.77 Max: 12.47
Current: 10.09
XKLS:5328's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 58.43% of 89
companies
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 12.45
vs XKLS:5328: 10.09
Life Water Bhd (XKLS:5328) 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 .
Life Water Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms
Life Water Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Life Water 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.
XKLS:5328 vs KO, PEP, MNST: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Life Water 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.
Life Water Bhd Interest Coverage vs Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry
For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Life Water Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Life Water Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.
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.
Life Water Bhd (XKLS:5328) has a Interest Coverage of 11.09 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Life Water Bhd and its competitors. This is 14% above median its historical median of 9.77. Over the past decade, Life Water Bhd's Interest Coverage has ranged from 7.55 to 12.47. According to the industry distribution chart, Life Water Bhd ranks #52 out of 89 companies in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry, placing it in the top 58.4%.
Is Life Water Bhd's Interest Coverage too high?
Life Water Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 11.09 is 14% above median its 10-year median of 9.77. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 7.55 to a high of 12.47. The Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry median Interest Coverage is 12.45. Life Water Bhd's value of 11.09 is 10.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Life Water Bhd ranks #52 out of 89 companies in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Life Water Bhd has a GF Score™ of 20/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Life Water Bhd's Interest Coverage compare to KO and PEP?
According to the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry distribution chart, Life Water Bhd ranks #52 out of 89 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Life Water Bhd in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 12.45. Life Water Bhd's value of 11.09 is 10.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Life Water Bhd's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 7.55 to 12.47 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 9.77 vs. the industry median of 12.45, Life Water 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 Beverages - Non-Alcoholic company?
The median Interest Coverage among Beverages - Non-Alcoholic companies is 12.45, based on 89 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. Life Water Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 11.09 is 10.9% 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 Life Water Bhd and its competitors. For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry, the median Interest Coverage is 12.45 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Life Water Bhd's current Interest Coverage is 11.09, which is 14% above median its own 10-year median of 9.77. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Life Water Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Life Water Bhd (XKLS:5328) has a current Interest Coverage of 11.09. The current Interest Coverage is 11.09, which is 14% above median its 10-year median of 9.77 and 10.9% below the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry median of 12.45. Life Water Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 20/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Life Water Bhd (XKLS:5328), the current Interest Coverage is 11.09 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.
Life Water Bhd is an investment holding company. The company, through its subsidiaries, is principally engaged in the manufacturing, sales and marketing of drinking water, carbonated drinks and other drinks, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers and related products, manufacturing of preforms and caps, provision of leasing service of motor vehicles and collection of recyclable materials. The company's core business segments are: Bottled Drinking Water, Carbonated Drinks, and Other Products and Packaging. The majority of its revenue is derived from the Bottled Drinking Water segment.
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