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Seni Jaya Bhd (XKLS:9431) Interest Coverage : 5.74 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Seni Jaya 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. Seni Jaya Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM2.50 Mil. Seni Jaya Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was RM-0.44 Mil. Seni Jaya Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 5.74. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKLS:9431' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.83   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: 9.83


XKLS:9431's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
51.43% of 628 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 10.66 vs XKLS:9431: 9.83

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


Seni Jaya Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Seni Jaya 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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Seni Jaya Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Seni Jaya Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
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Seni Jaya Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Mar24 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 1.55 - 7.60 16.46 5.74

Competitive Comparison of Seni Jaya Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Seni Jaya 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.


Seni Jaya Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Seni Jaya Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Seni Jaya 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.

Seni Jaya Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Seni Jaya Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-0.21 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM8.41 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.11 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*8.414/-0.214
=39.32

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Seni Jaya Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-0.44 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM2.50 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM26.76 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*2.497/-0.435
=5.74

* 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.


Seni Jaya Bhd  (XKLS:9431) 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 .


Seni Jaya Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Seni Jaya Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
10 Boulevard, A-01-01, Block Allamanda, Jalan PJU 6A, Lebuhraya Sprint, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47400
Seni Jaya Corp Bhd is an investment holding company engaged in the provision of management services. Through its subsidiaries, the firm is engaged in the supply of advertising materials and provision of media services for outdoor advertising; provision of production and media advertising, events and promotion services, and provision of production and media advertising, events, and promotion services. The company operates in Malaysia.

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