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Pharmaniaga Bhd (XKLS:7081) Interest Coverage : 3.50 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Pharmaniaga 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. Pharmaniaga Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM60 Mil. Pharmaniaga Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM-17 Mil. Pharmaniaga Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 3.50. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Pharmaniaga Bhd interest coverage is 3.7, which is low.

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

XKLS:7081' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.02   Med: 3.48   Max: 9.23
Current: 3.7


XKLS:7081's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
68.48% of 92 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 7.18 vs XKLS:7081: 3.70

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


Pharmaniaga Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pharmaniaga 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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Pharmaniaga Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Pharmaniaga Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Pharmaniaga 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 3.19 1.08 8.53 1.66 3.50

Competitive Comparison of Pharmaniaga Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Pharmaniaga 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.


Pharmaniaga Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Pharmaniaga Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Pharmaniaga 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.

Pharmaniaga 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, Pharmaniaga Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-72 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM261 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM133 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*261.186/-71.969
=3.63

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Pharmaniaga Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-17 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM60 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM101 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*60.458/-17.289
=3.50

* 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.


Pharmaniaga Bhd  (XKLS:7081) 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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Pharmaniaga Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 7, Lorong Keluli 1B, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Raja Selatan, Seksyen 7, Shah Alam, SGR, MYS, 40000
Pharmaniaga Bhd is engaged in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, sales and marketing as well as the distribution of medical products and hospital equipment. The company is also involved in logistics and distribution. The group operates in three segments - Logistics and distribution, Manufacturing, and Indonesia. Maximum revenue is generated by the logistics and distribution segment. It derives revenue from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Other countries, of which key revenue is derived from Malaysia.

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