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Southern Steel Bhd (XKLS:5665) Interest Coverage : 0.68 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Southern Steel Bhd Interest Coverage?

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. Southern Steel Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM7 Mil. Southern Steel Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM-11 Mil. Southern Steel Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.68. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Southern Steel Bhd's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


XKLS:5665's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 6
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Southern Steel Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southern Steel 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.

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Southern Steel Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Southern Steel Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
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Southern Steel Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Southern Steel Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Southern Steel 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.


Southern Steel Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Southern Steel Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southern Steel Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.



Southern Steel 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:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Southern Steel Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Southern Steel Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-33 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM-112 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM231 Mil.

Southern Steel Bhd did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Southern Steel Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Southern Steel Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM169 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*7.324/-10.787
=0.68

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Southern Steel Bhd  (XKLS:5665) 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 .


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Southern Steel Bhd (XKLS:5665) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2435, Lorong Perusahaan 12, Prai Industrial Estate, Prai, PNG, MYS, 13600
Southern Steel Bhd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segment includes Steel products and Investment holding and others and Hot rolled coil operations. Its Steel products segment includes manufacturing, sale, and trading in billets, steel bars, wire rods, wire mesh, pre-stressed concrete strands, bars and wires, steel pipes, steel wires, and other related products. Geographically, the group has its business in the regions of Malaysia, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea , Philippines, Bangladesh, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, the United States of America, Australian and others of which majority of the revenue is derived from the Malaysia region.

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