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Wang- Zheng Bhd (XKLS:7203) Interest Coverage : 0.88 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Wang- Zheng 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. Wang- Zheng Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was RM0.8 Mil. Wang- Zheng Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was RM-0.9 Mil. Wang- Zheng Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.88. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKLS:7203' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.37   Med: 3.13   Max: 5.42
Current: 1.37


XKLS:7203's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
78.22% of 202 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 5.55 vs XKLS:7203: 1.37

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


Wang- Zheng Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wang- Zheng 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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Wang- Zheng Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Wang- Zheng 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 2.87 1.79 5.42 3.36 1.63

Wang- Zheng Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 - 1.55 2.29 0.92 0.88

Competitive Comparison of Wang- Zheng Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Wang- Zheng 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.


Wang- Zheng Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Wang- Zheng Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wang- Zheng Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.



Wang- Zheng 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.

Wang- Zheng 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, Wang- Zheng Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-3.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM5.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*5.011/-3.081
=1.63

Wang- Zheng Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Wang- Zheng Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-0.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM0.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM2.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*0.792/-0.903
=0.88

* 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.


Wang- Zheng Bhd  (XKLS:7203) 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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Wang- Zheng Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Number 1 Jalan Utarid U5/19B, Section U5, Shah Alam, SGR, MYS, 40150
Wang- Zheng Bhd is an investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company is involved in the manufacturing and processing of fiber-based products, which include disposable adult and baby diapers, sanitary protection and tissue products, cotton products, and processed papers. It has three segments, Processed Paper Products segment; which comprises of processed and distributed papers including wood-free paper and art paper; Disposable Fibre-Based products segment, which comprises of manufacture and distribution of a wide range of disposable adult and baby diapers, sanitary protection, tissue products, and cotton products; and Investment holding and others; which engages in investment holding and others.

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