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Perak Bhd (XKLS:8346) Interest Coverage : 5.02 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Perak 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. Perak Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM6.8 Mil. Perak Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM-1.4 Mil. Perak Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 5.02. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKLS:8346' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 4.92   Max: 16.87
Current: 5.85


XKLS:8346's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
50.78% of 837 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 6.13 vs XKLS:8346: 5.85

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


Perak Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Perak 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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Perak Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Perak 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 - 16.87 5.30 5.00 4.84

Perak 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 2.21 7.13 2.46 8.92 5.02

Competitive Comparison of Perak Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Perak 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.


Perak Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Perak Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Perak 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.

Perak 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, Perak Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-5.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM28.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM92.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*27.995/-5.786
=4.84

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Perak Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-1.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM6.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM108.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*6.829/-1.36
=5.02

* 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.


Perak Bhd  (XKLS:8346) 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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Perak Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 1-A, Blok B, Menara PKNP, Jalan Meru Casuarina, Bandar Meru Raya, Ipoh, PRK, MYS, 30020
Perak Corp Bhd a diversified company operating in the business of ports and logistics, property development, hospitality and tourism, and management services. Its segments include Ports and logistics; Property development; Hospitality and tourism; and Management services. It derives majority of the revenue from the Ports and logistics segment that provides an integrated port service, inclusive of tuggage, pilotage, berthing, stevedorage, cargo handling, storage and ancillary services; and also operates and manages Lekir Bulk Terminal, a dedicated terminal to handle coal for Janakuasa Sultan Azlan Shah in Sri Manjung, Perak.

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