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Lay Hong Bhd (XKLS:9385) Interest Coverage : 7.26 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Lay Hong 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. Lay Hong Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM21 Mil. Lay Hong Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM-3 Mil. Lay Hong Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 7.26. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKLS:9385' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.32   Med: 2.5   Max: 10.74
Current: 10.14


XKLS:9385's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
52.95% of 1473 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.36 vs XKLS:9385: 10.14

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


Lay Hong Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lay Hong 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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Lay Hong Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Lay Hong Bhd Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.54 0.32 4.52 10.74 10.35

Lay Hong 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 13.32 5.36 12.93 14.75 7.26

Competitive Comparison of Lay Hong Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Farm Products subindustry, Lay Hong 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.


Lay Hong Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lay Hong Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Lay Hong 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.

Lay Hong Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025, Lay Hong Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-12 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM124 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM82 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*123.685/-11.947
=10.35

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Lay Hong Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM21 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM82 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*20.804/-2.866
=7.26

* 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.


Lay Hong Bhd  (XKLS:9385) 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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Lay Hong Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Jalan Empayar, Off Persiaran, Wisma Lay Hong, No. 2 Level 10-12, Sultan Ibrahim / KU1, Klang, SGR, MYS, 41150
Lay Hong Bhd is engaged in integrated livestock farming and Investment holding. The Company's three core businesses are Integrated livestock farming; Food manufacturing; and Retail business. It generates maximum revenue from the Integrated livestock farming segment.

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