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CelcomDigi Bhd (XKLS:6947) Interest Coverage : 7.32 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is CelcomDigi 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. CelcomDigi Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM1,054 Mil. CelcomDigi Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM-144 Mil. CelcomDigi Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 7.32. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKLS:6947' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.08   Med: 11.62   Max: 53.94
Current: 6.66


XKLS:6947's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
61.22% of 294 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.715 vs XKLS:6947: 6.66

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


CelcomDigi Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for CelcomDigi 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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CelcomDigi Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

CelcomDigi Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.09 11.78 9.98 6.45 6.08

CelcomDigi Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 5.94 6.82 6.69 5.87 7.32

Competitive Comparison of CelcomDigi Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, CelcomDigi 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.


CelcomDigi Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, CelcomDigi Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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CelcomDigi 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.

CelcomDigi Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, CelcomDigi Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-611 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM3,712 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM11,193 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*3712.221/-610.584
=6.08

CelcomDigi Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, CelcomDigi Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-144 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM1,054 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM11,295 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*1054.059/-144.019
=7.32

* 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.


CelcomDigi Bhd  (XKLS:6947) 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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CelcomDigi Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 6, Persiaran Barat, Seksyen 52, Level 31, Menara CelcomDigi, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 46200
CelcomDigi Bhd is a telecommunications company. The company is primarily involved in the e provision of mobile communication services and wireless Internet services to customers across the country and its services and products essentially have a similar risk profile.

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