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Media Prima Bhd (XKLS:4502) Interest Expense : RM-11.7 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Media Prima Bhd Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Media Prima Bhd's interest expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM -3.9 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was RM-11.7 Mil.

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. Media Prima Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM 17.8 Mil. Media Prima Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM -3.9 Mil. Media Prima Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.61. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Media Prima Bhd Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Media Prima Bhd's Interest Expense 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.

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Media Prima Bhd Interest Expense Chart

Media Prima Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Interest Expense
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Media Prima Bhd Quarterly Data
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Media Prima Bhd Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was RM-11.7 Mil.

* 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.


Media Prima Bhd  (XKLS:4502) Interest Expense Explanation

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. The higher, the better.

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

Media Prima Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM-3.9 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM17.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM270.5 Mil.

Media Prima Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*17.798/-3.86
=4.61

* 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.


Media Prima Bhd (XKLS:4502) Business Description

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No. 31, Jalan Riong, Balai Berita, Anjung Riong, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 59100
Media Prima Bhd is an integrated media company. It is engaged in commercial television and radio broadcasting, publishing, editorial services, provision of internet-based online services, general media advertising, provision of advertising space and related production works, sale of programme rights, cable and streaming rights, content production, property management services, procurement services and other media industry-related services. The company owns free-to-air television stations namely TV3, 8TV, ntv7 and TV9. It manages its business in seven segments namely Omnia, Broadcasting, Outdoor Media, Print Media, Digital Media, Content Creation, and Home Shopping. The company's majority of the revenue is generated from the Omnia segment.

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