SkyeChip BhdXKLS:5357 +2.02%19 Interest Coverage is 181.19 as of Mar. 2025, which is at its 10-year median of 181.19. GuruFocus rates XKLS:5357 with a GF Score™ of 19/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 638 Semiconductors companies, SkyeChip Bhd ranks better than 80.72% 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. SkyeChip Bhd's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM36.2 Mil. SkyeChip Bhd's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM-0.2 Mil.
SkyeChip Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 181.19.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
Good Sign:
Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. SkyeChip Bhd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.
The historical rank and industry rank for SkyeChip Bhd's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
XKLS:5357'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 180.56 Med: 181.19 Max: 320.32
Current: 181.19
XKLS:5357's Interest Coverage is ranked better than 80.72% of 638
companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 20.225
vs XKLS:5357: 181.19
SkyeChip Bhd (XKLS:5357) 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 .
SkyeChip Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms
SkyeChip Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for SkyeChip 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.
SkyeChip Bhd Interest Coverage Chart
SkyeChip Bhd Annual Data
Trend
Mar23
Mar24
Mar25
Interest Coverage
320.32
180.56
181.19
SkyeChip Bhd Semi-Annual Data
Mar23
Mar24
Mar25
Interest Coverage
320.32
180.56
181.19
XKLS:5357 vs NVDA, AVGO, MU: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Semiconductors subindustry, SkyeChip 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.
SkyeChip Bhd Interest Coverage vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, SkyeChip Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SkyeChip 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.
SkyeChip Bhd (XKLS:5357) has a Interest Coverage of 181.19 as of Mar. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on SkyeChip Bhd and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 181.19. Over the past decade, SkyeChip Bhd's Interest Coverage has ranged from 180.56 to 320.32. According to the industry distribution chart, SkyeChip Bhd ranks #123 out of 638 companies in the Semiconductors industry, placing it in the top 19.3%.
Is SkyeChip Bhd's Interest Coverage too high?
SkyeChip Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 181.19 is near median its 10-year median of 181.19. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 180.56 to a high of 320.32. The Semiconductors industry median Interest Coverage is 20.23. SkyeChip Bhd's value of 181.19 is 795.9% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, SkyeChip Bhd ranks #123 out of 638 companies in the Semiconductors industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, SkyeChip Bhd has a GF Score™ of 19/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SkyeChip Bhd's Interest Coverage compare to NVDA and AVGO?
According to the Semiconductors industry distribution chart, SkyeChip Bhd ranks #123 out of 638 companies for Interest Coverage. This places SkyeChip Bhd in the top 19% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Interest Coverage is 20.23. SkyeChip Bhd's value of 181.19 is 795.9% above this benchmark. Historically, SkyeChip Bhd's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 180.56 to 320.32 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 181.19 vs. the industry median of 20.23, SkyeChip 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 Semiconductors company?
The median Interest Coverage among Semiconductors companies is 20.23, based on 638 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. SkyeChip Bhd's current Interest Coverage of 181.19 is 795.9% 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 SkyeChip Bhd and its competitors. For the Semiconductors industry, the median Interest Coverage is 20.23 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. SkyeChip Bhd's current Interest Coverage is 181.19, which is near median its own 10-year median of 181.19. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SkyeChip Bhd stock overvalued right now?
SkyeChip Bhd (XKLS:5357) has a current Interest Coverage of 181.19. The current Interest Coverage is 181.19, which is near median its 10-year median of 181.19 and 795.9% above the Semiconductors industry median of 20.23. SkyeChip Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 19/100 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 SkyeChip Bhd (XKLS:5357), the current Interest Coverage is 181.19 as of Mar. 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.
SkyeChip Bhd is principally involved in IC design specialising in silicon IPs and silicon products including custom ASIC. It provides licensable silicon IPs to the customers to integrate into their IC products. The company also designs and develops custom ASIC products tailored to meet specific customer requirements, delivering semiconductor chips that are optimised for a specific application rather than for general-purpose use. The company has only one reportable business segment which relates principally to the provision of semiconductor intellectual property, integrated circuit manufacturing, software design and development and engineering consultation. Its geographical segments include Malaysia and Singapore, with the majority of revenue generated from Malaysia.
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