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Empire Premium Food BhdXKLS:5351 -1.96%19 Interest Coverage is 45.96 as of Sep. 2025, which is 3% below its 10-year median of 47.29. GuruFocus rates XKLS:5351 with a GF Score™ of 19/100. Among 264 Restaurants companies, Empire Premium Food Bhd ranks better than 87.5% 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. Empire Premium Food Bhd's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Sep. 2025 was RM27.4 Mil. Empire Premium Food Bhd's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Sep. 2025 was RM-0.6 Mil.
Empire Premium Food Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was 45.96.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Empire Premium Food Bhd's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
XKLS:5351'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 41.76 Med: 47.29 Max: 48.33
Current: 45.51
XKLS:5351's Interest Coverage is ranked better than 87.5% of 264
companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 6.46
vs XKLS:5351: 45.51
Empire Premium Food Bhd (XKLS:5351) 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 .
Empire Premium Food Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms
Empire Premium Food Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Empire Premium Food 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.
Empire Premium Food Bhd Interest Coverage Chart
Empire Premium Food Bhd Annual Data
Trend
Mar23
Mar24
Mar25
Interest Coverage
41.76
47.29
48.33
Empire Premium Food Bhd Semi-Annual Data
Mar23
Mar24
Sep24
Mar25
Sep25
Interest Coverage
N/A
N/A
52.52
45.05
45.96
XKLS:5351 vs MCD, SBUX, YUM: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Restaurants subindustry, Empire Premium Food 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.
Empire Premium Food Bhd Interest Coverage vs Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Empire Premium Food Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Empire Premium Food Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.
Empire Premium Food 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.
Empire Premium Food Bhd (XKLS:5351) has a Interest Coverage of 45.96 as of Sep. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Empire Premium Food Bhd and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 47.29. Over the past decade, Empire Premium Food Bhd's Interest Coverage has ranged from 41.76 to 48.33. According to the industry distribution chart, Empire Premium Food Bhd ranks #33 out of 264 companies in the Restaurants industry, placing it in the top 12.5%.
Is Empire Premium Food Bhd's Interest Coverage too high?
Empire Premium Food Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 45.96 is near median its 10-year median of 47.29. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 41.76 to a high of 48.33. The Restaurants industry median Interest Coverage is 6.46. Empire Premium Food Bhd's value of 45.96 is 611.5% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Empire Premium Food Bhd ranks #33 out of 264 companies in the Restaurants industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Empire Premium Food Bhd has a GF Score™ of 19/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Empire Premium Food Bhd's Interest Coverage compare to MCD and SBUX?
According to the Restaurants industry distribution chart, Empire Premium Food Bhd ranks #33 out of 264 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Empire Premium Food Bhd in the top 13% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Interest Coverage is 6.46. Empire Premium Food Bhd's value of 45.96 is 611.5% above this benchmark. Historically, Empire Premium Food Bhd's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 41.76 to 48.33 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 47.29 vs. the industry median of 6.46, Empire Premium Food 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 Restaurants company?
The median Interest Coverage among Restaurants companies is 6.46, based on 264 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. Empire Premium Food Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 45.96 is 611.5% 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 Empire Premium Food Bhd and its competitors. For the Restaurants industry, the median Interest Coverage is 6.46 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Empire Premium Food Bhd's current Interest Coverage is 45.96, which is near median its own 10-year median of 47.29. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Empire Premium Food Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Empire Premium Food Bhd (XKLS:5351) has a current Interest Coverage of 45.96. The current Interest Coverage is 45.96, which is near median its 10-year median of 47.29 and 611.5% above the Restaurants industry median of 6.46. Empire Premium Food Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 19/100. 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 Empire Premium Food Bhd (XKLS:5351), the current Interest Coverage is 45.96 as of Sep. 2025. 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.
Empire Premium Food Bhd is principally engaged in investment holding. Along with its subsidiary, it operates a chain of sushi food service outlets operating under its brand, Empire Sushi. The company's business segment includes: i) Grab-and-go outlets (include owned and operated Empire Sushi outlets and 1 consignment outlet), ii) Quick dine-in outlet. The majority of revenue is derived from the Grab-and-go outlets segment. Geographically, it operates predominantly in Malaysia.
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