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Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd (XKLS:5797) Interest Coverage : 25.29 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Choo Bee Metal Industries 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. Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM1.9 Mil. Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM-0.1 Mil. Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 25.29. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


XKLS:5797's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 5.62
* 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.


Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Choo Bee Metal Industries 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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Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 1,975.80 5,363.96 130.25 -

Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 119.57 5.19 - - 25.29

Competitive Comparison of Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Choo Bee Metal Industries 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.


Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.



Choo Bee Metal Industries 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.

Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM-2.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM3.1 Mil.

Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM1.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM2.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1.922/-0.076
=25.29

* 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.


Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd  (XKLS:5797) 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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Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd (XKLS:5797) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Jalan Bendahara, Wisma Soon Teik Aun, Ipoh, PRK, MYS, 31650
Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd is a Malaysian-based company engaged in the processing of steel coils into steel products, fabrication of steel products, and trading of hardware products. The firm manufactures steel products for oil and gas applications, building and construction industries, trading of hardware products, functioning as beams, channels, mild steel plates, flat bars, angle bars, stainless steel products, and other building materials, as well as provision of steel servicing, such as slitting and shearing of coils. The group is organized into trading and manufacturing segments in which Trading segments derive a majority of its revenue. Geographically, it derives the majority of its revenue from Malaysia.

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