Eco-Shop Marketing BhdXKLS:5337 -2.24%15 Interest Coverage is 12.99 as of Feb. 2026, which is 58% above its 10-year median of 8.22. GuruFocus rates XKLS:5337 with a GF Score™ of 15/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 824 Retail - Cyclical companies, Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd ranks better than 56.8% 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. Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Feb. 2026 was RM98 Mil. Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Feb. 2026 was RM-8 Mil.
Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was 12.99.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
XKLS:5337'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.24 Med: 8.22 Max: 10.63
Current: 10.63
XKLS:5337's Interest Coverage is ranked better than 56.8% of 824
companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.94
vs XKLS:5337: 10.63
Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd (XKLS:5337) 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 .
Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms
Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Eco-Shop Marketing 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.
For the Department Stores subindustry, Eco-Shop Marketing 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.
Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd Interest Coverage vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.
Eco-Shop Marketing 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.
Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd (XKLS:5337) has a Interest Coverage of 12.99 as of Feb. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd and its competitors. This is 58% above median its historical median of 8.22. Over the past decade, Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's Interest Coverage has ranged from 2.24 to 10.63. According to the industry distribution chart, Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd ranks #356 out of 824 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 43.2%.
Is Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's Interest Coverage too high?
Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 12.99 is 58% above median its 10-year median of 8.22. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.24 to a high of 10.63. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Interest Coverage is 7.94. Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's value of 12.99 is 63.6% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd ranks #356 out of 824 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd has a GF Score™ of 15/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's Interest Coverage compare to DDS and M?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd ranks #356 out of 824 companies for Interest Coverage. This puts Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 7.94. Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's value of 12.99 is 63.6% above this benchmark. Historically, Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 2.24 to 10.63 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 8.22 vs. the industry median of 7.94, Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd has consistently been above 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Interest Coverage among Retail - Cyclical companies is 7.94, based on 824 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. Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 12.99 is 63.6% above 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 Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Interest Coverage is 7.94 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's current Interest Coverage is 12.99, which is 58% above median its own 10-year median of 8.22. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd (XKLS:5337) has a current Interest Coverage of 12.99. The current Interest Coverage is 12.99, which is 58% above median its 10-year median of 8.22 and 63.6% above the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 7.94. Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 15/100 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 Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd (XKLS:5337), the current Interest Coverage is 12.99 as of Feb. 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.
Eco-Shop Marketing Bhd operates as a dollar store chain in Malaysia. It opened its first RM2.00 store in Gemas, Negeri Sembilan. It operates nearly 358 stores across Malaysia.
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