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V.S Industry Bhd (XKLS:6963) Interest Coverage : 1.56 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is V.S Industry 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. V.S Industry Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was RM18 Mil. V.S Industry Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was RM-12 Mil. V.S Industry Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.56. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKLS:6963' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.01   Med: 10.49   Max: 31.67
Current: 5.25


XKLS:6963's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
70.69% of 1590 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.685 vs XKLS:6963: 5.25

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


V.S Industry Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for V.S Industry 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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V.S Industry Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

V.S Industry Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.94 9.80 31.67 18.84 6.86

V.S Industry Bhd Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 4.23 3.64 10.27 6.30 1.56

Competitive Comparison of V.S Industry Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Electronic Components subindustry, V.S Industry 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.


V.S Industry Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, V.S Industry Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where V.S Industry Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.



V.S Industry 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.

V.S Industry Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023, V.S Industry Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-40 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM273 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM585 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jul. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jul. 2023 )
=-1*273.433/-39.884
=6.86

V.S Industry Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, V.S Industry Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-12 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM18 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM578 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*18.097/-11.596
=1.56

* 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.


V.S Industry Bhd  (XKLS:6963) 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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V.S Industry Bhd (XKLS:6963) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 88 Jalan I-Park SAC 5, Taman Perindustrian I-Park SAC, Senai, JHR, MYS, 81400
V.S Industry Bhd is engaged in the manufacturing, assembling, and sale of electronic and electrical products and plastic moulded components and parts. It is an integrated Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider in the region. The manufacturing services include plastic injection mould design and fabrication, a wide range of injection tonnage and finishing processes, large-scale production of printed circuit boards, automated assembly, and final processes of packaging and logistics. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Malaysia and also has a presence in the United States of America, Europe, Indonesia, Singapore, the People's Republic of China, and others.

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