Mah Sing Group Bhd (XKLS:8583) Interest Coverage : 5.79 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Mah Sing Group 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. Mah Sing Group Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM109 Mil. Mah Sing Group Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM-19 Mil. Mah Sing Group Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 5.79. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKLS:8583' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.62 Med: 17.73 Max: 110.3
Current: 5.88

XKLS:8583's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
59.68% of 1317 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 3.97 vs XKLS:8583: 5.88

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

Mah Sing Group Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mah Sing Group 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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Mah Sing Group Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Mah Sing Group Bhd Annual Data

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4.62

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6.44

6.16

Mah Sing Group Bhd Quarterly Data
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Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															6.25	6.79	6.07	5.21	5.79

Competitive Comparison of Mah Sing Group Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Mah Sing Group 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.

Mah Sing Group Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Mah Sing Group Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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Mah Sing Group 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.

Mah Sing Group 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, Mah Sing Group Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-64 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM392 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1,409 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
	=	-1	*	391.618	/	-63.544
	=	6.16

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Mah Sing Group Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-19 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM109 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1,409 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
	=	-1	*	108.79	/	-18.8
	=	5.79

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Mah Sing Group Bhd (XKLS:8583) 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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Mah Sing Group Bhd Business Description

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Address

No. 163, Jalan Sungai Besi, Penthouse Suite 1, Wisma Mah Sing, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 57100

Website

https://www.mahsing.com.my

Mah Sing Group Bhd is a Malaysia-based company that is mainly engaged in three segments: Property, Manufacturing, and Investment Holding and others. The Property segment, which accounts for the majority of the company's revenue, invests in and develops residential, commercial, and industrial properties. The Manufacturing segment manufactures and trades a range of plastic molded products and gloves. The Investment holding and others segment is engaged in the provision of management and property support services, construction of residential properties, provision of hospitality management services, and trading of building materials. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from Malaysia, followed by Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, United States, Australia, and other countries.

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